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In-building Delivery (Rooms & Floors)

Deliver amenities, room service, and parcels to guest-room doors using elevators, so front-desk staff can stay at the desk.

Core functions
  • Autonomous multi-floor travel integrated with elevators and automatic doors
  • Lockable compartments so each room receives the right item
  • Room-phone or on-screen arrival notice and pickup confirmation
Customer value
  • Takes over small-item runs at night and peak hours
  • Contactless handoff cuts guest wait time and staff walking
  • Delivery logs make guest inquiries easier to resolve
Check before deploying
  • Elevator integration method (IoT module or API) and building-manager approval
  • Corridor width, thresholds, and carpet on the route

Selected Robots

Hand-picked for this work, with the reason each one fits. "PoC" marks robots to validate in a limited trial first.

Proven in Japan

Hotel · KEENON W3
Up to 4rooms / trip

Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku automates late-night room service delivery

Challenge

Chronic staff shortages, with room-service requests clustering after 10 PM.

Deployment

From April 2025, the robot rides the elevators to deliver across floors and announces arrival through the in-house phone system (PBX).

Outcome

Carries orders for up to 4 rooms per trip, saving labor on late-night room service.

IndustryHotel
UseRoom delivery
StageFull deployment

Sources: PR TIMES(相鉄ホテルマネジメント・DFA Robotics, 2025-04) / DFA Robotics 導入事例

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Hospital · KEENON W3
330+hours / year

Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital saves 330+ hours a year on specimen and drug transport

Challenge

With 664 beds, 1,300+ outpatients a day and no pneumatic tube system, staff spent about 1–3 hours a day carrying specimens and drugs.

Deployment

In full use since June 2025 on three routes: ER/wards and internal-medicine outpatients to the central lab, and pharmacy to the outpatient chemotherapy room.

Outcome

Over 330 staff-hours saved per year; about 90% of staff said they gained time for their core work.

IndustryHospital
UseIn-hospital transport (specimens / drugs)
StageFull deployment

Sources: PR TIMES(DFA Robotics, 2026-08) / DFA Robotics プレスリリース(慈恵医大サイト掲載PDF, 2026-08)

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