Walking down the simulated hospital hallway at the Garfield Innovation Center, visitors may run into this autonomous robot announcing that it's "crossing the hallway." It uses the building's floor plans to navigate the hospital over a Wi-Fi network and "hand" deliver supplies and medications to doctors and patients.
Talkback
More ZDNet Photo Galleries
SmartPlanet
- Thought-provoking progressive ideas on diverse topics that intersect with technology, business, and life, and matter to the world at large. Visit SmartPlanet
- More from IBM
-
- Innovate your business' process model, play against the market, compete against others on our scoreboards and WIN! Try INNOV8 2.0: A BPM Simulator
- Enabling Real-World Business Transformation through IBM Service Management Read the EMA Analyst Report
