The current RIFE article maps autonomous delivery to pharmacy, laboratory, meal, supply, linen, waste, equipment, document and surgical-support logistics.
The RIFE article covers medicines, samples, meals, supplies, linens, equipment, records and other internal logistics items. The allowed payload and custody process must be defined by each hospital.
No. Payload, compartment security, hygiene, route geometry, lift access and mission frequency determine the appropriate platform and configuration.
No. Robots can reduce selected manual transport interactions, but infection-control performance belongs to the hospital protocol and validated cleaning/handling process.