Nurse following robot: An automated robust control nurse following robot with self leveling platform, special wheel, suspension system and sensor integration for crowded hospital ward.

Abstract

This Nurse Following Robot, is a personal robot allotted to a particular “person”, the nurse – which is not attainable with commercial hospital robots. The Nurse Following Robot is a personal robot for nurse. It searches for the nurse to whom it is allotted to. It tracks the nurse wherever he/she goes and positions itself beside him/her. The robot is design to carry all needed equipment, gadgets, files and a laptop. Furthermore, its speed is automatically varied depending on its distance from the nurse.