Check out CBS News article and video about our robots at Hutchinson Health in Minnesota. Meet Spencer, Hutchinson Health’s newest team member! https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/robots-in-health-care-hutchinson-hospital ..read more

Nimble Navigation The first robots to see widespread use were industrial robotic arms. Often used in structured environments like factories and warehouses, these robots were not safe to operate in close proximity to people. They were enclosed in cages to keep people away and safety training and protective equipment was required to interact with them. Early mobile robots like the Mailmobile and Aethon TUG operated among people but followed fixed paths and moved at very low speeds to be safe. Conversely, Relay robots are engineered to seamlessly integrate into highly unstructured, dynamic envir ..read more

TORONTO, ON, CANADA, April 15, 2024 / EINPresswire.com / -- Relay Robotics, Inc. https://www.relayrobotics.com, a leading provider of autonomous service robots for the hospitality sector, is delighted to share a milestone achievement. InnVest Hotelshttps://innvesthotels.com, one of the largest owner and management groups of hotels in Canada, has emerged as the country’s largest user of hotel delivery robots. Currently, several properties are utilizing Relay robots, and additional installations are scheduled Relay’s service robots are installed in hundreds of hotels and have made more than 1.5 ..read more

Bright sunlight can cause problems for robot sensors. Situations like this occur rarely in hotels but often in hospitals. Many products are generic, in that they can be used to solve similar problems in different markets. We built a cute, autonomous mobile robot, called Relay, that was designed, initially, for hotels to deliver goods from the front desk to any guest room. Relay has a locking compartment to hold items such as towels, snacks and other amenities, rides the elevators by itself, and knows how to navigate safely and smoothly around people and obstacles like luggage and laundry cart ..read more

    One of the classic startup mantras is to create a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that can be tested. Implement only the features that are absolutely necessary to get started, because what you’re really testing is the reaction of the market to your product. But it’s sometimes hard to know which features are necessary, and as a result first deployments often require urgent engineering fixes to make the customers happy. On our first deployment of Relay in a hotel, the customer was eager to start using the solution. One of the features “on the bubble” was autonomous recharging. Relay ..read more

    In the early days of Relay robot deployments, it seemed like every new hotel required new engineering. Hotels are physical places, and even hotels that are built using the same floor plan are different. Hotel franchisors like Marriott and Hilton often provide building designs to owners who are building new hotels, but the owners are free to choose their elevators and WiFi setups. They may also need to comply with different building codes in different regions. And of course the buildings are in different locations and therefore will have different cell phone coverage. We discover ..read more

Check out INdiana Business news video about our robots at IU Health! IU Health has a new high-tech “team member.” We’ll have details on the impact of the “IU-D2” robot on patients and health care staff ..read more

Big maps can pose major challenges for robots, both building them and operating with them. Successfully navigating in large buildings requires substantial engineering. Relay robots have come a long way since their first deployments 10 years ago. Autonomous Mobile Robots typically use a map in order to find their way around. Like with street maps, a full 3D representation of the space is not required. Wheeled robots drive on flat surfaces, and a 2D representation is sufficient. Multi-storey buildings are handled by creating a map for each floor, and the robots are programmed to change maps afte ..read more

One of our favorite customers is leading the charge in innovating hotel services! Hotel Luma San Francisco just added 2 robots, Lumie and Lucy, enhancing the guest experience with robot coffee deliveries in the morning. We at Relay Robotics, Inc designed specific accessories to enable food and coffee deliveries with our robots. Arriving safe at the guests hotel room. We are proud to have Hotel Luma be a pioneer of the future of hotel guest experiences! Read more here: Luma Hotel San Francisco adds two new delivery robots ..read more

Healthcare is facing a severe labor shortage, so the demand for innovative solutions is on the rise. Robotics is an obvious place to look for help, but hospitals are intricate ecosystems that present a myriad of challenges to mobile robots. From automated and manual doors to beds, wheelchairs, various carts, and IV poles, the hospital setting demands a level of adaptability and maneuverability that goes beyond the capabilities of many existing robots. To evaluate the feasibility of robot assistance for the labor shortage, one major hospital system created an obstacle course filled with all the ..read more