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People care for people, robots do the rest

Buddy® by Yuman is a hospital robot that carries supplies and medication through the care unit and between departments. Supplies come to the nurse, and the nurse stays with the patient.

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How it works

No technical knowledge is required. Calling Buddy is as simple as pressing a button.

  1. A nurse selects a room in the Buddy app on a work phone.

    Call Buddy, or send it

    A nurse calls Buddy to the patient room from a work phone. Pharmacy and warehouse employees load the drawers and send Buddy to the departments.

  2. Buddy inside an elevator.

    Buddy drives there on its own

    It avoids people and obstacles, opens automatic doors and takes the elevator between floors.

  3. A nurse takes supplies from a drawer on Buddy in a patient room.

    What you need is in the drawer

    Open the drawer and take what you need. Medicine stays locked until the right person opens it.

What we help you do

A nurse with a patient, with Buddy beside her in the room.Care unitsConsumables and equipment arrive at the bedside when a nurse calls, so the nurse is not interrupted.Buddy for nursingBuddy with a locked drawer cabinet driving through a service corridor.Pharmacy deliveriesCytostatics and medication travel to the departments in locked drawers.Buddy for the hospital pharmacyAn employee sends Buddy off from its screen.Logistics from the warehouseGoods, internal post and packages go from the central warehouse to the departments.Buddy for logisticsBuddy driving down a corridor on its own.Nursing homesBuddy collects waste and used linen during care rounds and brings depot goods on call.Book a demo

In nurses' words

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Tried and tested

10,000Steps saved in a 10-hour shift
78%Less manual transport time per pharmacy delivery
40 kmWalking saved in care homes, per month
680+Healthcare professionals work with Buddy daily

Every trip to the storeroom is time away from the patient.

40,000more healthcare professionals needed in Denmark by 2030
100,000more needed by 2045, if the work is done as it is today

Compared with 2021. Danish Medical Association, workforce analysis 2023.

Seen from Buddy at the door: a nurse with a patient in a hospital room.

Get Buddy in 4 simple steps

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  1. Needs assessment

    We visit you and agree which transport tasks Buddy takes over, on the care unit, from the pharmacy or from the warehouse.

  2. Workshop with your team

    The people who will use Buddy decide what it carries and how the drawers are laid out.

  3. Installation

    Yuman installs and commissions Buddy on site and integrates it with the required systems.

  4. Training and follow-up

    Yuman trains the team and follows up after the start, to ensure successful implementation and consistent use.

Danish healthcare technology

Yuman builds mobile robots for hospitals and care centres. We are a Danish robotics company, and we develop, design and manufacture Buddy ourselves.

2022
Founded in Denmark
2023
Buddy in use in hospitals since
Forbes 30 Under 30
Europe, Manufacturing & Industry, 2023
Copenhagen
Head office, Denmark
About YumanCareers
A nurse uses the screen on Buddy in a hospital corridor.

Common questions

Does Buddy store patient data?

No. No patient data is stored on Buddy.

Is Buddy safe around patients and visitors?

Yes. Buddy slows down as people approach and stops before contact.

Does the building need to be changed?

No. Buddy does not require any changes to your infrastructure: no rails, no floor markings and no building works. It opens automatic doors, calls elevators and moves between floors.

Is Buddy CE-marked?

Yes. Buddy is CE-marked and compliant with the highest levels of safety for operating in hospital environments. Please contact us for more information about compliance.

See Buddy in your own department

Book a demo and we will show how Buddy could take over transport tasks on your care unit or in your pharmacy.

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Or write to us at info@yuman-robots.com