(VCBeat) Jan. 27, 2021 -- Recently, the financing of the smart driving sector in the hospital vertical market came again -- Noah Hospital Logistics Robot announced a Series B round of financing worth 120 million yuan, which is one of the largest financing in this vertical market.
Hospital logistics is one of the main processes of hospital management, and it is also the key to improve the efficiency of hospital operation and achieve fine management. It is characterized by large transportation demand, complex varieties of medical supplies, high safety requirements, strong time constraints, strict prevention and control, and traceability of management.
Compared with manual transportation or traditional industrial equipment transportation, hospital logistics robots have many advantages, including digital traceability in the whole process, flexible deployment of transport capacity, unmanned to avoid cross-infection in the hospital, low energy consumption, less occupation and cost reduction, large load capacity, high reuse rate, low failure rate and high reliability. Hospital logistics robot is a remarkable sign of the digitalization of hospitals.
The core team of Noah Hospital Logistics Robot is from Huawei, owning more than 350 core patents, and was chosen by Huawei for 5G strategic partners. The company is a major participant in setting the national robot standard. Their robots are recommended products for epidemic prevention and control, with 17 types for 21 scenarios in hospital logistics and the ability to meet 95% of hospital logistics needs. In particular, the production facility of Noah Hospital Logistics Robot is the only peer receiving the Chinese robot CR certification, marking a breakthrough of the stability of its batch products.
As of January 2021, Noah’s products have been used in over 100 hospitals. The latest round was invested by the Cuhua Huijin Equity, Juncheng Industrial, China Institute of Science and Technology Development, etc. According to Noah Hospital Logistics Robot, the investors of this round are all related institutions in the field of medical and big health, which will provide a strong boost for the rapid development of Noah Hospital Logistics Robot.