The doctors, nurses, and care teams at Children's Medical Center Atlanta are focused on helping young patients recover at Arthur M. Blank Hospital, but much of the daily heavy lifting is done by a cadre of unpaid workers. It is being done. I never get tired and I never complain.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta installed 90 robots within its hospital to improve operational efficiency and manage expanded space. Robots perform a variety of tasks such as delivering food, supplies, medicine, and even picking up trash. They use 3D models created by light detection and ranging to navigate the hospital and ensure they avoid collisions with people. The machine's workers are monitored from a control room in the hospital's basement, where staff can track their location and tasks in real time.
Despite concerns about job losses, hospital staff stress that robots are intended to supplement workloads, not replace human workers. The robots have a child-friendly design and are integrated into the hospital's daily routine, making sourcing and other tasks more efficient. Staff members appreciate the time-saving benefits and expect more hospitals to adopt similar technology in the future.
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