January 12, 2025
Robots develop, deliver chemo to patients at MedStar Georgetown
When we think of autonomous navigation, the first thing that usually comes to mind is self-driving cars. Although their development has spanned decades, recent years have seen significant advancements.
A new frontier in medicine has come to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where robots are making the rounds.
The high-tech pharmacy robots are designed to improve safety and reduce medical errors, by preparing and tracking medications for local cancer patients. The new system streamlines the process from prescription to patient.
Take, for example, Luke — a robot named after the character from Star Wars.
“Luke is one of our delivery robots,” said Dr. Long Trinh, senior director of pharmacy services at MedStar Georgetown.
The high-tech hospital worker is delivering chemotherapy medication to cancer patients inside the hospital’s infusion suite.
But before Luke takes the medication to the infusion suite, it’s mixed and assembled behind the scenes, with another robot at the helm.
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