PharmaBot

PHARMACY ROBOT TEAM 8

Need statement 2:

In a pharmacy store, pharmacist performs the task of fetching the medicines from the rack to billing section. This increases waiting time for customers. Design a solution to help pharmacist.

1.Existing solutions to the problem

                                    Fig.1 Automatic Medicine Dispenser [7]

We have to enter the product name through keyboard there will be a display there it shows description and ask for quantity(no. of tablets) after acceptance it will show cost and we have to pay that much.

                                   Fig.2 Medicine Dispenser with tray system [8]

In that machine some trays will be provided in that we have to fill with tablets if we search in that it will show cost and other descriptions.

                                      Fig.3 Automatic Medicine Picker [9]

If we enter name of any medicine this machine will recognize it and take it out from rack and brings it to billing section. Source:Rowa smart

                           Fig.4 Medicine Dispenser with Sliding system [10]

It brings large amount of medicines from rack to billing section through a slide.It is very helpful in industries.It is made of pastic and fibre

                                               Fig.5 Robot RX [11]

Made by Medical technologies. Supplier is Mckesson Corp. can fill 350million medication doses each year.

                                               Fig.6 Pill Pick [12]		    	                          

A Robot manufactured by Mark Laret, an International firm with US headquarters in Colorado that’s owned by Kuka Robotics.

                                            Fig:7 ROBOT- RX [13]

updates includes faster and quitter operation with new aesthetics and enhanced acoustics, Windows control system , more pr ecise barcode scanning , and increased dose and line item capacity with an extra small package option .It helps for dispension of unusual medications. ROBOT-RX was discovered by-- John Muir Health and McKesson in the year 2004. The ROBOT-Rx frees pharmacists from routine tasks so they can play a more active role on the patient-care team. ... The ROBOT-Rx is a centralized drug distribution system that automates the storage, dispensing, return, restocking and crediting of unit-dose, bar-coded inpatient medications

List of components and subcomponents used

• • Rotating wheels
• • Gears
• • Trays
• • Sensors
• • Dc motor
• • Keypad
• • Wires
• • IC board
• • Batteries
• • Levers
• • LED

Product name	Functions	Cost	Dimensions	Mechanism involved	What machines cannot do?
PharmacyRobot	1.Recognise the required medicine.	Rs.4000 to Rs.4500	17.5 inches	Gear mechanism,Chain mechanism	Cannot understand the local language
	2.Arrange the different medicines
	3.Bring medicine from rack to billing section

Webpages and links related to pharmacy robot

1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF4DNMVP-Ec&t=1s

2.https://youtu.be/DF4DNMVP-Ec

3.https://youtu.be/j-bNu1yICMw

4.https://youtu.be/aFAeBe3hReQ

5.https://youtu.be/9Oi0xb7F09g

6.https://youtu.be/sXBWB1wQm20

7.Fig 1:Source:www.labx.com

8.Fig 2:Source:CHT.

9.Fig 3:Source:Omnicell.com

10.Fig 4:source:alamy.com

11.Fig 5:Source:www.hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu

12.Fig 6:Source:www.iol.com

13.Fig 7:Source:www.flikr.com

14.Fig 8:Source:www.helago-cz.com