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Future Roadmap

Ashvin – The MedBot of Tomorrow

Ashvin starts as an autonomous ground robot for safe, contactless medicine delivery inside hospitals and housing societies. The roadmap below shows how Ashvin will grow into a full ground + drone healthcare logistics network over the next few years.

1. Next 6–12 Months – Make Ashvin Smarter

Autonomy & Safety

  • • LiDAR + dual ultrasonic + camera fusion for better obstacle detection.
  • • Smoother path planning in narrow hospital corridors and society lanes.
  • • Fail-safe emergency stop and safe-zone parking logic.

Data & Connectivity

  • • Live tracking on the MedBot dashboard (location, battery, mission status).
  • • Cloud logs of every delivery for audits and hospital records.
  • • Secure SIM-based or Wi-Fi connectivity for remote monitoring.

Power & Hardware Upgrades

  • • Smart battery management with health monitoring.
  • • Optional solar top-panel to trickle-charge during idle time.
  • • Auto-docking station prototype for hands-free charging.

User Experience

  • • Clear status LEDs and voice prompts for doctors, nurses, and patients.
  • • Simple web/app interface to schedule and track deliveries.
  • • Basic on-device AI to verify OTP / room number before handing over medicines.

2. 1–2 Years – Scale to Societies & Smart Cities

Fleet & Operations

  • • Fleet manager to control multiple MedBots in one campus.
  • • Auto-assignment of orders to nearest free bot.
  • • Predictive maintenance alerts (battery, motors, sensors).

Precision Navigation

  • • GPS + RTK upgrades for accurate outdoor positioning.
  • • Mapping of entire housing societies with named blocks & towers.
  • • Safe crossing logic at gates, parking areas, and internal roads.

Healthcare Integrations

  • • Integration with hospital pharmacy systems for auto-generated orders.
  • • Support for lab sample transfer with temperature logs.
  • • Role-based access so only authorised staff can schedule sensitive runs.

Modular Payloads

  • • Swappable medicine cabinet, sample box, and emergency kit modules.
  • • Refrigerated module using Peltier + fan for temperature-sensitive drugs.
  • • Lockable box with OTP / QR verification at the doorstep.

3. MedBot Aero – Drone Delivery Expansion

In the next phase, Ashvin evolves beyond the ground robot. The same core AI and logistics platform will power MedBot Aero – an aerial drone system designed to reach places where ground robots are slow or blocked.

VTOL Drone Platform

  • • Vertical take-off and landing from hospital rooftop or society terrace.
  • • GPS + RTK + obstacle sensors for safe autonomous flights.
  • • Geo-fencing to stay within approved medical corridors.

Smart Payload Pods

  • • Standardised pods usable by both ground MedBot and MedBot Aero.
  • • Tamper-evident seals, temperature and shock monitoring.
  • • Quick swap at rooftop “Sky Dock” stations.

Use Cases

  • • Rapid emergency medicine delivery in traffic-heavy cities.
  • • Reaching rural or flood-affected areas where roads are damaged.
  • • Critical sample transport between hospital campuses.

4. Vision 2030 – Unified Healthcare Logistics Network

By 2030, the goal is to build a 24×7 autonomous healthcare logistics network where ground MedBots and MedBot Aero drones work together. Hospitals, pharmacies, housing societies, and patients become part of one seamless system for fast, safe, and sustainable medical deliveries.