AETHON, a major developer of mobile robotic solutions for hospital supply chain logistics, has released its latest robotic operating system – TUGOS 6.5.
The new system has been designed to significantly advance the operational capabilities of its autonomous mobile robot, the TUG, and increase the number of application solutions it offers to hospitals.
TUGOS 6.5 can significantly increase the processing speed of TUG’s autonomous decision-making algorithms, and improve its navigational speed and agility. This advanced navigational operating system for mobile robotics allows the use of more powerful motors and larger wheels so a number of hospital delivery tasks can be automated.
Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., AETHON provides a broad range of departmental and hospital-wide applications that automate the movement of goods (such as medications, supplies, meals, equipment, etc.), improve asset utilization, and ensure regulatory compliance.
The company is known for its ability to address the fundamental issues associated with lowering healthcare costs and increasing productivity and is now focused on improving worker safety, through greater optimization of logistic processes.
AETHON’s newest operating system is already becoming popular and one of the satisfied customer is the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). Marc Summerfield, director of Pharmacy at the UMMC sees TUG as a transformational technology that has saved technician time while improving medication turnaround time and nurse satisfaction.
Since upgrading to AETHON’s newest operating system, UMMC has noticed an additional increase in medication throughput. The Center is impressed by TUG’s success in the pharmacy, and is now reviewing the new TUG features to further enhance medication efficiency and safety goals.
Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for HealthTechZone. To read more of Anuradha’s article, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
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