- ABB will open a new healthcare research center at Texas Medical Center in Houston, USA this October, to install advanced collaborative Robots in medical laboratories and hospitals
- New facility at Texas Medical Center Innovation Campus will focus on developing non-surgical medical Robotic systems
The global market for non-surgical medical robots is expected to reach nearly 60,000 units by 2025, nearly four times the number in 2018 - ABB has announced the introduction of collaborative robots into medical laboratories, a new healthcare research center will be established on the Texas Medical Center Innovation Campus in Houston, Texas, USA.
ABB has announced the introduction of collaborative robots into medical laboratories, a new healthcare research center will be established on the Texas Medical Center Innovation Campus in Houston, Texas, USA. The center, which will open in October 2019, is ABB’s first research center dedicated to the healthcare sector. The ABB research team will work with medical staff, scientists and engineers on the Texas Medical Center campus to develop non-surgical medical Robotic systems, including logistics and next-generation automated laboratory technology.
“Developing next-generation laboratory processes in Houston will accelerate manual workflows in medical laboratories, reduce and eliminate bottlenecks in laboratory work, and improve safety and consistency,” said Shiming Ahn, President of ABB’s Robotics and Discrete automation Division. This is especially true for high-tech new treatments, such as the cancer treatment pioneered at Texas Medical Center, whose current testing process is labor-intensive and time-intensive.”
At this stage, the number of patients that can be treated is limited by a shortage of high-level medical specialists, who spend a lot of time on a daily basis performing repetitive, low-value tasks such as preparing slides and loading centrifuges. Automating these tasks with robots will allow medical professionals to focus on higher-skilled and more productive work, significantly speeding up the testing process and ultimately helping more people receive treatment.
ABB has analyzed the current large number of manual processes in medical laboratories and predicts that through automation, the number of tests performed each year will increase by 50%. Training robots to complete repetitive processes will reduce the need for personnel involved and reduce repetitive strain injuries to humans.
As the world’s population ages, countries spend more on healthcare as a percentage of GDP. Improving healthcare efficiency through automation can not only improve the quality of patient care, but also alleviate a range of social, political, and financial challenges arising from these issues. According to an internal study by ABB, the market for non-surgical medical robots is expected to reach nearly 60,000 units by 2025, nearly quadrupling from 2018.
ABB cobots can safely and efficiently work side by side with humans without the need for safety barriers. At present, ABB collaborative robots have been used in food and beverage laboratories around the world, and they are also very suitable for medical institutions. These robots will be able to perform a range of repetitive, delicate and time-consuming tasks, including dosing, mixing and pipetting tasks, as well as sterile instrument assembly and centrifuge loading and unloading.
Houston is an important city for global medical technology research, and the Texas Medical Center innovation ecosystem is ideal for ABB’s new healthcare research center. The 20-person ABB robotics team will be based in the new 5,300-square-foot (500-square-meter) research facility, which will include an automation laboratory and robotics training facility, as well as co-development solutions with innovative partners. Program meeting space.
“This partnership is exciting, and Texas Medical Center will continue to advance innovative collaborations with cutting-edge industry partners by becoming the center of ABB’s robotics entry into the medical field,” said Bill McKeon, President and CEO of Texas Medical Center. Running a medical city in a city of 10 million patients a year must prioritize efficiency and precision, and develop processes that are easy to replicate. Develop robotic solutions in the medical field by partnering with ABB and leveraging first-of-its-kind R&D facilities , Texas Medical Center is working toward that goal.”
“We are proud to develop collaborative robotic systems for hospitals of the future with world-leading partners and test them in real labs to ensure value for healthcare professionals. At the same time, we will drive innovation, To change the way medical laboratories around the world operate.” An Shiming said, “A key element of ABB’s long-term growth strategy is to continue to invest and innovate in the field of service robotics, bringing our automation expertise to new areas such as healthcare, And continue to develop the market based on the business in the automotive and electronics industries.”
ABB is a global technology leader, providing a comprehensive range of products, services and solutions for the digital industry. Based on more than 130 years of innovation history, ABB has become a customer-centric digital industry leader with four world-leading businesses – electrical, Industrial automation, motion control, robotics and discrete automation, and the general ABB Ability™ digital platform . ABB’s leading grid business will be transferred to Hitachi in 2020. The ABB Group has operations in more than 100 countries and regions around the world and employs 147,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China, including R&D, manufacturing, sales and engineering services, 44 local companies, nearly 20,000 employees in more than 130 cities, and online and offline channels covering about 700 cities across the country.
ABB Robotics is a pioneer in industrial robots, collaborative robots and advanced digital services. As the world’s leading provider of industrial robotics technology, ABB Robotics operates in 53 countries and more than 100 regions, with a cumulative installed capacity of more than 400,000 units, covering a wide range of industries and applications. ABB is committed to helping customers improve production flexibility, efficiency, safety and reliability, helping them move towards a connected and collaborative factory of the future.
About Texas Medical Center Innovation Campus: Texas Medical Center is the world’s largest medical city and is at the forefront of life sciences development. Texas Medical Center brings together the most outstanding medical talent, with more than 106,000 employees, committed to cross-institutional collaboration, creativity and innovation. The Texas Medical Center campus covers more than 50 million square feet and annually receives 10 million patients, performs as many as 180,000 surgeries, handles more than 750,000 emergencies, performs nearly 14,000 heart surgeries, and delivers more than 25,000 babies. Beyond patient care, Texas Medical Center is pushing the boundaries of clinical research every day through its extensive network of partner institutions, developing effective health policy solutions to today’s complex health problems, and developing state-of-the-art digital health applications and medical devices.
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