TRiHo

About Project

RDH - Robot de Distribuição Hospitalar

Throughout time, it has been shown that the continuous carry of high loads by an operator compromises its health state, due to inadequate ergonomics. This project seeks to overcome this undesirable scenario in the hospital environment. In an attempt to address this fact, the project focuses the development of a cutting-edge logistic planner of a fleet of autonomous and mobile industrial robots. Our purpose is to design and develop a robotic platform which will incorporate an innovative robotic arm acting as a “hand” for grasping and pulling the trolleys. Robots are going to be able to navigate autonomously in the hospital area, to identify and to dock a specific trolley. Additionally, the robot will be capable of driving to a docking station in order to charge its batteries. Our concerns focus on two main aspects, namely human-robot interaction and operator’s safety where the norms of standardization are supervised during all the process. Humans are going to interact with TRIHo using a user-friendly and simple graphical interface made in accordance with the end-user requirements. Our aims will be implemented and validated in real-world operational environments after an intensive testing phase has been conducted in a simulated world.

Acronym

TRiHo

Responsible

Héber Miguel Plácido Sobreira

Status

Closed

Start

January 1, 2016

End

January 31, 2019

Effective End

January 31, 2019

Global Budget

Financing

Website

Members

Team Leaders

Héber Miguel Sobreira

Team Members

José Carlos Azevedo

Cláudia Daniela Rocha

António Paulo Moreira

Héber Miguel Sobreira

Germano Veiga

Associated Centres

Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems

At the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, we develop innovative solutions to leverage robotics in the industrial, agricultural, and forestry contexts, driving the digital transformation of the industry. We take a practical approach - from design to deployment - to test the navigation and localisation of mobile robots, explore advances in 2D/3D industrial vision and advanced detection, while also focusing on industrial and collaborative robotics, as well as human-robot interfaces. Our TRIBE LAB is fertile ground for innovative ideas about the agriculture of the future; we develop prototypes and promote excellence in agricultural robotics and IoT technology: with prototypes, advanced sensors (LiDAR, AI cameras), and rapid prototyping tools, we accelerate the development of solutions for the agroforestry sector. We are also present at the iiLab, where we combine applied research, technological demonstration, and controlled environment testing, promoting the integration of emerging technologies into industry. From intelligent robotic cells and cyber-physical systems to data analysis and AI, it is an innovation space where companies can experiment with and validate solutions for the factory of the future. With a multidisciplinary team, and following European agendas, our research work combines fundamental science and application, impacting the design of solutions for Industry 4.0, fostering competitiveness and the digital transformation of the sector.