On January 21, 2019, 6:24 PM

Dubai Launches Smart Pharmacies Operated By Robots!

And it dispenses medicine in two minutes!

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What if you saw robots instead of humans in pharmacies? Now, a robot dispense medicines in Dubai’s first-of-its -kind ‘smart’ pharmacy.

What’s It?

You no longer have to wait for your turn in pharmacies. Dubai has made it easier for you! Humaid Al Qatami, director general of the Dubai Health Authority inaugurated a robot operated, fully integrated system called the smart pharmacy, in order to reduce waiting for time and chances of making mistakes. The smart pharmacy has been installed in all DHA hospitals in the city. The system is operated by a robot which can store up to 35,000 medicines, prepare 12 prescriptions in a minute and dispense 8,000 medicines in an hour. How cool is that!

Here’s how the robotic pharmacist works!

What Else?

Currently, there are about five robot-operated pharmacies in the city, including ones at the Nadd Al Hamar primary healthcare centre, Rashid Hospital, Latifa hospital and Dubai Hospital.

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Vaishnavi Venkataraman: Research, science labs and of course nerdy glasses – that’s what my life was all about until I finally woke up to realise how much I loved food, travel and telling tales. A chai addict, a moody writer and mother to a smallie, my journey as a writer began with The Times of India. And now, here I am in Dubai pursuing my passion and exploring a new city, all in one go!