Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
The following report describes the development and implementation of a small-lab automation solution for small hospitals.
Methods
It uses a new generation of collaborative robots instead of the traditional laboratory automation lines with their input and output units and connected analyzers. After the Proof of Concept during fall 2018, both a centrifuge and several routine analyzers were integrated.
Results
The run-up phase ended after successful test operations in continuous mode in 2019. Routine operations were launched in October 2020 in a MVZ routine lab after a delay caused by the pandemic.
Conclusions
Apart from the direct cost savings for night duty or compensation for the lack of personnel, the mentioned solution delivers a significant upgrading of the laboratory technicians’ activities and an improvement in their working conditions.
Subject
Biochemistry, medical,Clinical Biochemistry,Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
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