PHARMACY AUTOMATION USING AUTONOMOUS ROBOT
First Claim
1. A method for delivery of a good, comprising gathering information regarding a time and location for delivery of the good and mode of pick-up, creating a matrix of all delivery locations and modes of pick-up for each location and verifying each mode as a safe and secure pick-up mode, and delivering the good, further comprising mapping the delivery locations, wherein the mapping is done by a robot, and wherein the mapping includes determining a shortest distance between one or more of a plurality of delivery locations and one or more locations of the good, wherein the robot comprises a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that performs tasks automatically or with guidance.
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Abstract
A pharmacy automation system having a robot having a hardware device and a software for internal mapping to perform simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is disclosed herein. The robot is configured to use the SLAM technique to carry out at least the following different interactions: the robot communicates autonomously with a physician or an assistant directly or via an intermediary; the robot interacts with an inventory of goods and browses the inventory of goods to determine if a prescribed medication is available in the pharmacy; if the prescribed medication is available in the pharmacy, the robot interacts with a medication dispenser, using the internal mapping to fill a container with the prescribed medication, and store the container; when a patient or a proxy arrives to pick up the prescribed medication, the robot checks and approves an identification of the patient or the proxy; and when the patient or proxy presents a prescription containing the prescribed medication, the robot retrieves the container with the prescribed medication and hands the container with the prescribed medication over to the patient or proxy.
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- 1. A method for delivery of a good, comprising gathering information regarding a time and location for delivery of the good and mode of pick-up, creating a matrix of all delivery locations and modes of pick-up for each location and verifying each mode as a safe and secure pick-up mode, and delivering the good, further comprising mapping the delivery locations, wherein the mapping is done by a robot, and wherein the mapping includes determining a shortest distance between one or more of a plurality of delivery locations and one or more locations of the good, wherein the robot comprises a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that performs tasks automatically or with guidance.
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