1 / 4   A new robotic prescription dispensing system designed to eliminate the patient medication errors has been introduced at Poole Hospital, Dorset, in the UK. /VCG Photo

2 / 4   The robot is expected to improve the accuracy and efficiency when the prescriptions are distributed to the patients. Also, patient’s safety will be highly improved since the robot largely reduces the dispensing error of medicines. /VCG Photo  

3 / 4   The robotic system can automatically load the medicines into the box and sort them into the best position for patients to get them. /VCG Photo

4 / 4   Since the robot can load up to 300 items within an hour, which greatly surpasses the efficiency of human, to some extent, it allows more staffs in the hospital to undertake clinical duties. /VCG Photo