{"id":1220,"date":"2020-09-03T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whill.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2025-09-15T22:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T22:33:48","slug":"keio-university-hospital-begins-technical-trial-of-whill-autonomous-driving-technology-to-improve-patient-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whilldev.coalition.reviews\/us\/keio-university-hospital-begins-technical-trial-of-whill-autonomous-driving-technology-to-improve-patient-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"Keio University Hospital Begins Technical Trial of WHILL Autonomous Driving Technology to Improve Patient Mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Keio University Hospital Launches Trial of WHILL Autonomous Drive System to Enhance Patient Mobility and Comfort<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-swiper gs-swiper gspb_slider-id-gsbp-073ad01\" style=\"position:relative\"><div class=\"gs-swiper-init\" data-slidesperview=\"1\" data-spacebetween=\"10\" data-spacebetweenmd=\"10\" data-spacebetweensm=\"10\" data-spacebetweenxs=\"10\" data-speed=\"400\" data-loop=\"false\" data-vertical=\"false\" data-verticalheight=\"500px\" data-autoheight=\"false\" data-grabcursor=\"false\" data-freemode=\"false\" data-centered=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-autodelay=\"4000\" data-effect=\"\" data-coverflowshadow=\"false\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-swipe swiper-slide-inner gspb_sliderinner-id-gsbp-785a9c8\"><div class=\"slider-content-zone\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-0b59d3a9 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corporate-stg-cf.whill.inc\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WHILL-Keio-Trial-01-1024x768.webp ,https:\/\/corporate-stg-cf.whill.inc\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WHILL-Keio-Trial-01.webp 780w, https:\/\/corporate-stg-cf.whill.inc\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WHILL-Keio-Trial-01.webp 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate-stg-cf.whill.inc\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WHILL-Keio-Trial-01-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1442\" width=\"1253\" height=\"940\" title=\"WHILL-Keio-Trial 01\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-swipe swiper-slide-inner gspb_sliderinner-id-gsbp-d9fdf8b\"><div class=\"slider-content-zone\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-d31d6b47 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corporate-stg-cf.whill.inc\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WHILL-Keio-Trial-02-1024x768.png ,https:\/\/corporate-stg-cf.whill.inc\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WHILL-Keio-Trial-02.png 780w, https:\/\/corporate-stg-cf.whill.inc\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WHILL-Keio-Trial-02.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate-stg-cf.whill.inc\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WHILL-Keio-Trial-02-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1443\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"WHILL-Keio-Trial 02\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-scrollbar\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2020 &#8211; Starting September 1, 2020, Keio University Hospital will begin a technical trial of the WHILL Autonomous Drive System to improve patient mobility within the hospital. This system will allow patients with limited mobility to move throughout the hospital without the assistance of hospital staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This trial is intended to improve hospital services by creating a more comfortable medical environment and bolster fall prevention for patients who may have difficulty navigating larger facilities as well as those with limited mobility in their legs or hips. The system is also expected to reduce the workload of hospital staff who assist these patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WHILL system works by generating a map of the hospital, which is then stored in a personal electric vehicle equipped with autonomous driving and anti-collision functionality. These autonomous vehicles then drive passengers to a designated location using map information together with data about their surroundings collected using onboard sensors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keio University Hospital is bolstering its use of IT and AI, after being selected in 2018 for the \u201cInnovative AI Hospital System\u201d as part of the Japanese government\u2019s Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), which promotes the country\u2019s Society 5.0 initiative. This trial is being carried out with the support of this AI Hospital Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trial-overview\">Trial Overview<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Period: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 \u2013 Wednesday, March 31, 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location: Keio University Hospital (Between the Main Entrance and Building 1 First Floor Reception).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Details: Patients will be transported to a designated location using the WHILL Autonomous Drive System. Personal Electric Vehicles will automatically return to their base upon trip completion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who is it for: Keio University Hospital patients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keio University Hospital Launches Trial of WHILL Autonomous Drive System to Enhance Patient Mobility and Comfort Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2020 &#8211; Starting September 1, 2020, Keio University Hospital 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