In development · Care-home discovery
Meet MedicBot. A staff-controlled robot prototype bringing spoken information, a clear display and an expressive face into care-home activities.
Starting with the everyday: a welcome, an introduction, a moment of information.
01 Led by your staff
02 Information you can see and hear
03 An idea we want to test together
The starting point
We’re beginning with short welcomes and activity introductions. A member of staff chooses the message and leads the session.
Welcome to MedicBot. This demonstration is led by a member of staff. I can show and read out information, and you can stop me at any time.
Prepared welcome messageOptional website preview using your browser’s voice. No microphone or robot connection.
View full size The MedicBot brochure
Explore the current prototype, the direction ahead and our sustainability ambitions in our four-panel illustrated brochure. View it below or keep a copy to share with your team.
Meet Proto: a staff-led robot prototype for spoken information and everyday activities.
Proto — design illustration. Prototype · staff-led · in development.
MedicBot brings prepared speech, visual information and an expressive face to staff-led activities. We are exploring what this could add to care-home routines.
See and hear information. Prepared messages on screen and aloud.
Staff stay in control. Start a message, stop the voice or end the session.
A friendly presence. An expressive face alongside the message.
Explore everyday tasks. Keep staff involved. Shape the next step.
The next stages · proposed
Four directions to explore with care teams. Developed in stages and subject to vetting.
Reduce repetitive tasks.
Advance when: a pilot shows useful time savings.
Staff-supervised.
Advance when: identity checks and records are tested.
Track access & follow-up.
Key distinction: removal does not prove swallowing.
Human review first.
Advance when: privacy and accuracy are validated.
Filamentive · PLA recycling. Specialist recycling for eligible PLA 3D-printing waste. Scheme eligibility and material acceptance rules apply.
Responsible materials. Repairable parts. A longer-term approach to care technology.
Thoughtful materials. Exploring plant-based PLA and responsibly sourced materials.
Less production waste. Exploring recycling for suitable PLA print waste, supports and offcuts.
Repair the part. Accessible, replaceable components aim to extend useful life.
Upgrade, don't replace. Planning compatible software and hardware updates as needs change.
Smarter energy use. Exploring standby modes, adaptive displays and efficient electronics.
Explore Filamentive's recycling scheme (opens in a new tab).
Start a conversation: enquiriesmedicbot@gmail.com.
Design ambitions. Environmental benefits still to be measured.
The MedicBot engineering poster
Explore the robot, its expressive head and software, illustrated care settings, the guided lift and the storage drawers. Six sections bring the current prototype and its engineering details together in one poster.
Meet MedicBot — Your Healthcare Assistant. An approachable robot being developed for staff-supported experiences in clinics and care homes.
Overall height: approximately 135 cm. Approved exterior visual; screen content is illustrative.
A useful introduction, led by people. Current software supports prepared information, spoken prompts and accessible controls. Clinical functions remain unvalidated.
Development prototype, not clinically validated. Illustrations do not establish performance. Original engineering overview numbering retained: 01 / 08.
An expressive head. A clear interaction. Visible expressions and prepared speech support an introduction led by a member of staff. The attentive, friendly and speaking head images are illustrative expression studies on the approved head design.
Two axes, one head. A servo pair provides geared yaw and direct tilt.
Gearing and support. A 32-tooth pinion drives a 64-tooth gear for 2:1 yaw reduction.
Separate motion control. Neck commissioning remains separate from the main application.
The real face application. The console and face share application state. Staff choose and start each prepared message. Mechanical fit, motion and audio hardware still require physical testing.
A clear interface. A staff-led experience. Prepared information, spoken prompts and visible controls in one guided demonstration. The poster includes an actual current demonstration software screenshot.
Choose the message. Staff select a prepared welcome or activity introduction.
Control the session. Start or stop speech and reset the demonstration.
Adjust the display. Explore larger text, contrast and reduced-motion settings.
Console and face. Shared state keeps the face display connected to the session.
People lead the care. MedicBot supports the introduction. Explore short welcomes, activity introductions and routine information with staff present.
Care home: a familiar introduction. A member of staff selects the message. Text stays visible while prepared speech provides another way to follow.
Clinic: a supported interaction. Explore routine information and touch-led prompts together. Practical usability and benefits still need evaluation.
Concept scenes, not deployment photographs. Screen artwork is illustrative.
Help shape the next step. enquiriesmedicbot@gmail.com
A guided lift. A flexible working height. The poster shows the complete lift assembly, the actuator, a rear view and the robot for context.
Rails and bearing blocks connect to the moving body structure. Guide towers and the actuator mount connect to the floor base. Head, body and drawers rise; the floor base stays fixed.
Design dimensions. Fit, end stops, electrical protection, load and stability require physical validation.
Practical storage. Independent access. Two manual drawers with telescopic runners and dedicated battery-powered card locks. Scan the card, then pull by hand.
Images show the open and closed assemblies, individual tray, telescopic runner and lock with striker. Locks are independent of the chest reader and Pi. Physical fit, card reading and payload remain to be tested.
The illustrated project guide
Flip through 16 illustrated pages covering how MedicBot works, its goals, the current prototype and the future sensor roadmap. A shorter guide to the design, possible uses and what comes next.
MedicBot illustrated guide
Use the arrows or choose a page. Enlarge to read the details; on a touchscreen, swipe to turn. Current abilities and proposed additions are labelled separately.
Sustainability by design
At MedicBot, we believe that advancing healthcare technology should go hand in hand with environmental responsibility. We’re exploring sustainable materials, responsible recycling, repairable engineering, future-ready upgrades and intelligent energy management to help reduce unnecessary waste throughout our robots’ lifecycle.
Development principles. Evidence still to come. These are our design ambitions, with environmental benefits and practical performance still to be evaluated.
We’re exploring plant-based PLA and responsibly sourced materials for MedicBot’s construction, with the aim of reducing reliance on conventional petroleum-based plastics. Our material choices will consider durability, repairability, safety and cleaning requirements alongside environmental impact.
Materials selected with longevity in mind.
From failed 3D prints to leftover filament and manufacturing supports, we aim to reduce unnecessary material waste. We’re exploring specialist recycling services, including Filamentive, to help ensure suitable production waste can be collected and recycled responsibly.
Explore Filamentive’s PLA recycling programmeA potential service, not a confirmed MedicBot partner. Eligibility and material acceptance criteria apply.
Working towards more circular production.
MedicBot is being developed with a modular approach to engineering. Individual components such as displays, sensors, motors and internal electronics are intended to be accessible, serviceable and replaceable. This approach aims to reduce unnecessary electronic waste and extend each robot’s useful lifespan.
Designed for straightforward maintenance.
As healthcare technology advances, MedicBot aims to evolve with it. Our development approach prioritises software updates and compatible hardware upgrades, allowing future capabilities to be introduced without automatically replacing the entire robot. This could reduce long-term waste and protect healthcare organisations’ investment.
Upgradeable, not disposable.
We’re developing an energy-conscious approach to MedicBot’s operation, exploring features such as automated standby, adaptive display brightness and efficient control of internal electronics. Future intelligent power-management capabilities could help reduce unnecessary electricity consumption while maintaining practical usability.
Smarter power use, less unnecessary consumption.
An intended lifecycle
Consider the next stage
from the very first design.
Responsible material choices and serviceable construction.
Energy-conscious everyday functionality.
Repair components and introduce compatible new features.
Explore refurbishment and responsible end-of-life recovery.
Planned measurement areas
We believe environmental responsibility should be demonstrated through evidence, not just promises. As MedicBot develops, we intend to evaluate material usage, manufacturing waste, electricity consumption, repairability and product longevity.
Long-term thinking, from the start
We want MedicBot to remain useful as technology and care needs evolve. By prioritising repairability, adaptability and responsible resource use, we’re working towards healthcare robotics designed for long-term value.
Help Shape MedicBot’s FutureThe direction beyond the prototype
MedicBot is developing in stages. Our current prototype explores staff-led information and activities. The proposed full design looks further ahead, with additional sensing and interaction components under consideration.
That later design still needs vetting. These are the directions we want to explore, with final components and functions still to be reviewed.
The future concept explores optical pulse sensing, temperature sensing and skin electrical response. These are research directions; the present prototype does not provide validated health measurements or interpret a person’s emotional state.
The proposed design includes options for observing carbon dioxide, temperature, humidity, air pressure and airborne particles. The aim is to explore useful environmental information, with the final sensors and interpretation still to be reviewed.
These directions do not establish that MedicBot can declare a room safe, detect infection or provide a complete air-quality assessment.
We are considering touch, applied-force and load sensing to explore additional ways of interacting with the future design. The exact components and their intended tasks still need to be defined.
The future concept explores voice input, camera or depth sensing, and card or code readers alongside spoken output. Conversation, recognition and identity workflows would need their own development and testing.
A direction to investigate, not a finished specification. Named components are candidates and alternatives, not a commitment to install every part. Component sources describe the parts; they do not establish compatibility, validated MedicBot performance or deployment readiness.
These supplied posters document the original concepts. Their drawn modules, screen readouts and labels are illustrative design references, not validated specifications. The checked descriptions above govern the present roadmap.
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Manage a care home, lead activities or help choose technology? We’d value your perspective on what could be useful.
enquiriesmedicbot@gmail.com A short discovery conversation is the starting point.