Trust & Proof

Verifiable facts on research, deployments, and compatibility.

Transparency creates trust

Service robot projects require solid foundations: Where does the technology come from? Where is it already running? Which systems are integrated? This page documents the facts.

Research-based

From SMART FOREST 5G Clinics

Live operations

Running since 2023 in two hospitals

Scientifically evaluated

Benefits studied in publications

Spin-off & Academic Roots

TH Deggendorf / EXIST Research Transfer

Award-winning

BPW IdeenReich / HOCHSPRUNG Award

Broad compatibility

Multiple robot and elevator integrations

Detailed Evidence

SMART FOREST 5G Clinics Research Project

Development and evaluation over three years, project volume €3.85 M (funded by German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport).

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Live operations since 2023

hospOS runs at Arberlandklinik Viechtach and Kliniken am Goldenen Steig Freyung, focus on usability and operational stability.

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Scientific evaluation

Economic and operational benefits have been studied in academic publications.

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Broad integration coverage

Multiple robot models and elevator controllers are integrated and reproducibly deployable across projects.

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References

Healthcare references

Arberlandklinik Viechtach
Hospital · Since 2023
hospOS live deployment
Kliniken am Goldenen Steig Freyung
Hospital · Since 2023
hospOS live deployment

Publications

Scientific papers exploring requirements, benefits, and frameworks around service robotics and robot management.

hospOS: A Platform for Service Robot Orchestration in Hospitals – Saving Time of Nurses with Robot Management
S. Schmidt, T. Greiler, S. Fischer, D. Sommer, F. Wahl
ICT4AWE 2024, 2026
Service-Roboter im Krankenhaus: Zur datenschutzrechtlichen Bewertung von sprachgesteuerten Systemen
B. Buchner, S. Schmidt, S. Wilhelm
Datenschutz und Datensicherheit – DuD 49 (8), pp. 527–532, 2025
hospOS: A Platform for Service Robot Orchestration in Hospitals
S. Schmidt, D. Sommer, T. Greiler, F. Wahl
ICT4AWE, pp. 221–228, 2024
Potential of assistive robots in clinical nursing: An observational study of nurses' transportation tasks in rural clinics of Bavaria, Germany
D. Sommer, J. Kasbauer, D. Jakob, S. Schmidt, F. Wahl
Nursing Reports 14 (1), pp. 267–286, 2024
Investigating Hospital Service Robots: An Observational Study About Relieving Information Needs at the Hospital Reception
D. Sommer, S. Fischer, F. Wahl
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 395–404
Investigating user requirements: A participant observation study to define the information needs at a hospital reception
D. Sommer, T. Greiler, S. Fischer, S. Wilhelm, L.-M. Hanninger, F. Wahl
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2023

Compatibility & Integrations

Integrations that are reproducibly deployable across projects.

Integrated robots

Integrated elevator controllers

Vendor-agnostic

Robots, doors, and elevators are coordinated in one system, no vendor lock-in.

Elevator Integrations in Practice

Elevator integration is critical for multi-floor service robot operation. These videos show real integrations in action.

GWH LiSA10 Elevator Integration

KONE Elevator Integration with AutoXing

KONE Elevator Integration with Orionstar

Awards & Funding

Athegus is funded through the EXIST research transfer program.