TransLogic and Matternet join forces on hospital drone logistics

TransLogic, a Swisslog Healthcare company, has partnered with Matternet to streamline last-mile hospital logistics through an integrated automated transportation network. The system will connect pneumatic tube stations within hospitals with external satellite facilities, reducing reliance on fragmented manual deliveries. The partnership aims to provide healthcare systems with a seamless solution for transporting medical supplies and other essential items between facilities.

Cory Kwarta, CEO of Swisslog Healthcare, said, “For years, hospitals have automated what happens inside their walls. This partnership extends that automation to everything outside them. Connecting our network with Matternet's aerial delivery platform is a meaningful step forward for hospitals and the patients they serve."

During the first year of the partnership, TransLogic and Matternet will focus on introducing drone delivery services to hospital networks in California, Florida and Arizona. The initiative will use Matternet’s next-generation M3 drone platform, which can carry packages weighing up to 11 pounds over a 10-mile radius. The drones operate autonomously and are stored and recharged between flights in compact M3 docking stations, which can be installed on hospital rooftops or other available spaces.

The system is designed to complement Swisslog Healthcare’s existing pneumatic tube networks, creating an integrated delivery network connecting hospitals, laboratories, pharmacies and clinics. Matternet has been providing drone delivery services for healthcare systems since 2017 in Europe and 2019 in the US, transporting laboratory samples, vaccines, pathology specimens and specialised pharmaceuticals.

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