When the two Moxi robots are officially deployed Wednesday, they will hit the floor running supporting nurses and clinical care teams. Moxi will be used by a limited number of hospital staff such as clinicians, emergency room, laboratory, pharmacy, all the nursing units, and then in the future possibly food nutrition so that it can send snacks up to patients or people visiting patients. For people who will have access to Moxi there was training about how to use the kiosk, request an order, types of things that can be put into the robot’s drawers and how to open it. Moxi has human-guided learning meaning that the more staff uses Moxi, the more it learns and adapts to its environment and a way of doing things.ĭaniel Chibaya, Community Hospital chief operating officer said the robot itself needed to be trained about the layout of the building so it knows where to go and where to stop. It also has mobile manipulation which allows Moxi to interact with the hospital’s existing environment such as doors and elevators that are Americans with Disabilities Act compliant to gain access across the entire facility without requiring a significant investment in infrastructure. “Moxi has what is called ‘mox spots’waypointsl way points that have been dropped on a virtual map throughout the entire hospital, so only when Moxi atrives to a mox spot of its designated destination is the only time it can be unloaded,” said Bloom.ĭesigned to be compatible with the busy, semi-structured environments of hospitals, Moxi’s core technical features include having social intelligence, opening elevators and doors on its own, not bumping into people or objects in hallways, and even posing for selfies. It has a badge reader for secure deliveries and its drawers are locked until it gets to its final destination where a clinician shows their badge to Moxi, and the robot unlocks the drawer to complete its delivery, said Bloom. Moxi uses Apple iPad technology both built into its body and at the clinician’s access point or kiosk. It has a gripper used to push pressure points like elevator buttons, and a badge to work with scanners for access to secured areas, said Nicholas Bloom, Diligent head of client success. Moxi’s arm is primarily used to help navigate the environment. Sober said it is important to note that the robots will not be replacing any workers. It is estimated nurses spend nearly one-third of their time getting supplies, so automating these tasks enables them to operate at the top of their training and skills and spend more time with patients. Moxi helps with non-patient-facing tasks such as fetching items from central supplies, delivering lab samples, picking up medicines from the pharmacy, distributing personal protective equipment and more, improving overall clinical workflows and efficiency, according to Sober.
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