Welcome back to another blog in the series Robotics in Healthcare. Previously, we have looked at several new-age applications of robots in delivering healthcare and managing hospitals. Without a doubt, such applications are transforming how patients are treated and providing many benefits to patients, doctors, hospital management, etc. However, with advantages come a few risks and disadvantages too. What are those? Through this piece, we shall take a look at the benefits we can reap and the risks we must manage as far as the use of robots in healthcare is concerned. Read on! Reaping the benefits: Reduced errors The number of patients dying due to surgical errors has drastically…
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Manufacturing Sector Sailing through COVID-19
We know that due to the ongoing lockdowns because of COVID-19, our Industries have suffered in various ways, especially the manufacturing industry which contributes to around 20% of our GDP. In our previous article we also discussed about the chief factors causing disruptions in the operations of these industries. But as the situation improves, many leading businesses have started taking steps forward to ensure smooth operation and survive this crisis situation. Today let us see what are the major changes that these companies are bringing around and how these are helping them out. Automation: Labor issue is an ongoing problem which our manufacturing industries have been facing since many years. Now…
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How is COVID-19 impacting manufacturing?
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the world in an unprecedented way. It has brought a sudden halt in our lives, like someone has hit a pause button and we are not sure when our lives will be resumed again. Due to the ongoing lockdowns, many industries across the world have also been affected in a very unexpected ways and India is no exception to it. Indian economy has also received a blow during this pandemic. The manufacturing industry which contributes to around 20% of the GDP has been primarily affected. Let us see how. Reduced Demands: Many businesses are witnessing reduction in demand since the lockdowns started, for example the…
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Mobile Robots for Warehousing
Warehousing is the age-old process of storing goods safely after they are brought from manufacturer and before shipping them off to the distributor or customer. Though the definition remains the same, the process has undergone a considerable change over the years. With the increasing diversification of logistics and enterprise models, warehousing has also been modernized to a great extent. During this unprecedented COVID-19 situation, world economy has definitely seen a rise in e-commerce sales and trade, leading to increase in the demand for optimum warehousing solutions specially for e-commerce giants like #Amazon and #Flipkart. The latest trend in this is Warehousing Robots. At Rucha Yatra LLP we focus on building commercial…
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RAGHAV – The Corona Warrior
The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting every industry in some way or the other. But the most affected of them all is the Healthcare Industry. Doctors, nurses, helpers are constantly exposed to infected patients and face high risk during the treatments. As of April 2020, around 45+ hospitals were sealed and 2000+ healthcare workers were quarantined. This number is on the rise and with every passing day more and more healthcare workers are getting infected with COVID-19. This made us think, we had always said that our mobile robots can help in medical sector and what better time than this? At Rucha Yantra, we focus on designing user-friendly minimalistic robots which…
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Automated Disinfecting of Premises
Our previous article “Maximum ROI in Corona Times” dealt with the small but significant measures that you can adopt for your company, which can guarantee an increase in ROI even in these tough times. This pandemic has adversely affected the business continuity for each of us. Now, when we slowly try to resume our businesses, it is important for us to act responsibly for the health and well-being of our employees. By now all of us are aware that the only 2 things that work against COVID-19 are social distancing and sanitation. We should lay certain guidelines and train our staff to maintain the minimum specified distance while working. We…
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AGVs in Healthcare Industry
Yesterday, one of our engineers came across a short video clip while scrolling through the news. It was that of a robot serving food to the corona virus affected patients in China. He immediately showed this to a few of us colleagues. Such a great concept, such a noble cause! Who would have thought that in this dreadful spell of corona virus scare, robots can come handy this way? The wheels in our heads started spinning. We had always said that AGVs can help in medical sector. In fact, they are being used in hospitals across various countries since as early as 1980s. In today’s topic AGVs in Healthcare, let…
