Stoke Mandeville Hospital has a new recruit – a singing, cleaning robot!
Named Chloe by patients on the children’s ward, the robot helps to keep Stoke Mandeville Hospital a clean and safe space for all, while also telling jokes, singing nursery rhymes and even rapping!
On a practical level, Chloe will be performing labour intensive and repetitive tasks, freeing up time for human team members to focus on more on complex tasks such as touch point areas, which is crucial to preventing the spread of infections such as Covid-19.
Chloe has been designed with the patient experience in mind and is always teamed with a human colleague as well as having a range of sensors to avoid any potential collisions.
Ali Williams, Commercial Director at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust said: “We are delighted to welcome Chloe to our hospital. She is a great innovation.
“Not only will she add to Sodexo’s team to ensure the hospital continues to be kept clean and sanitised, but Chloe will also bring some fun and distraction for our young patients, their families and all those working at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.”
[VIDEO BELOW: Watch Chloe the robot in action!]
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