Clinical Logistics Robots: Architecture, HIS Integration, and Operational Safety

Mert Baykal; Muhammet Nusret Çiçek; Mine Ak; Kürşat Tanrıver

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Klinik Lojistik Robotları: Mimari, Hastane Bilgi Sistemi Entegrasyonu ve Operasyonel Güvenlik

Abstract

Küresel sağlık sistemlerindeki kritik personel eksikliği ve artan lojistik yük, hastane operasyonlarını sürdürülemez hale getirerek otonom çözümleri stratejik bir gereklilik haline getirmektedir. Bu çalışma, hastane lojistiğinde otonom mobil robotların (AMR) teknik mimarisi ile klinik performansı arasındaki nedensel ilişkiyi incelemek için 2015-2025 yılları arasındaki literatürü PRISMA protokolü çerçevesinde sentezlemektedir. Veri heterojenliği nedeniyle, nitel bir sentez yöntemi benimsenmiş ve robotik sistemler "navigasyon, görev ve kinematik" eksenleri boyunca yapılandırılmıştır. Bulgular, altyapıya bağımlı araçlardan otonom sistemlere doğru teknolojik evrime rağmen, klinik ortamda "yüksek zeka, düşük entegrasyon" paradoksunun hakim olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Özellikle tahrik kinematiği (holonomik ve diferansiyel) ve yük güvenliği arasındaki mimari ödünleşmelerin klinik sonuçlar üzerindeki etkisi önemlidir. Bu incelemenin en çarpıcı bulgusu, yüksek teknik özerklik kapasitesine sahip robotların, Hastane Bilgi Sistemleri (HIS) ile derin entegrasyon kuramamaları nedeniyle iş akışından kopuk "dijital adalar" olarak kalmaları ve böylece personel üzerinde "görünmez bir iş yükü" oluşturmalarıdır. Sonuç olarak, çalışma, otonom robotların klinik değerinin artırılmasının tekil mühendislik iyileştirmelerine değil, standartlaştırılmış raporlama protokollerinin benimsenmesine ve teknolojinin kurumsal bir "altyapı bileşeni" olarak entegre edilmesine bağlı olduğunu kanıtlamaktadır.

Keywords

Hastane lojistiği, otonom mobil robot, sistematik inceleme, klinik entegrasyon, sağlık hizmetlerinde robotik.

Clinical Logistics Robots: Architecture, HIS Integration, and Operational Safety

Abstract

The critical personnel shortage and increasing logistical burden in global health systems are making hospital operations unsustainable, turning autonomous solutions into a strategic necessity. This study synthesizes the literature from 2015–2025 within the PRISMA protocol framework to examine the causal relationship between the technical architecture and clinical performance of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) in hospital logistics. Due to data heterogeneity, a qualitative synthesis method was adopted, and robotic systems were structured along the axes of "navigation, task, and kinematics." The findings reveal that despite the technological evolution from infrastructure-dependent vehicles to autonomous systems, a "high intelligence, low integration" paradox prevails in the clinical setting. The impact of architectural trade-offs, particularly between drive kinematics (holonomic and differential) and payload security, on clinical outcomes is significant. The most striking finding of this review is that robots with high technical autonomy capacity remain as "digital islands" disconnected from the workflow due to their inability to establish deep integration with Hospital Information Systems (HIS), thereby creating an "invisible workload" on staff. Consequently, the study proves that enhancing the clinical value of autonomous robots depends not on singular engineering improvements but on the adoption of standardized reporting protocols and the integration of technology as an institutional "infrastructure component."

Keywords

Hospital logistics, autonomous mobile robot, systematic review, clinical integration, robotics in healthcare.

Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Ethical Statement

This study is a review article based solely on the analysis of previously published academic literature. No experiments involving human or animal subjects were conducted, and no personal data were collected or used. Therefore, ethical committee approval was not required.

Thanks

The authors declare that there are no acknowledgements for this study.

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Muhammet Nusret Çiçek This is me
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Mine Ak
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Kürşat Tanrıver
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Baykal, M., Çiçek, M. N., Ak, M., & Tanrıver, K. (2026). Clinical Logistics Robots: Architecture, HIS Integration, and Operational Safety. Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering Research, 1. https://doi.org/10.53525/jster.1862265

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