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Congratulations to Mr Wah Shing LAM, PhD student of Prof. Dong SUN, and undergraduate student Mr Shounak NASKAR, for winning the Student Innovation Silver Award for their project "Smart Transfer Robot" in Hong Kong ICT Award 2021.

HORIZON, a smart transfer robot equipped with a fully automatic patient transfer system, aims to solve the lifting-transferring problem in elderly caring centers, sanatoriums, and hospitals. HORIZON provides a complete solution to the elderly to let them get on and off a bed, go to the toilet and take shower by themselves to increase their self-care abilities.

HORIZON is connected to the internet to achieve precise indoor transportation from ward to the ward, ward to washroom etc. With the 5G AIoT system, online robotics Fleet management is achievable to maximize operational efficiency and improve the quality of service in the elderly care service industry in the future.

Last modified on 14 December, 2021