5G in robotics
5G helper for restaurants, hotels and care facilities
The 5G high-speed mobile communications standard is also set to become a communication channel for service robots. Vodafone and Hyundai presented a corresponding solution at the Hannover Messe.
At Hannover Messe 2022, Vodafone and Hyundai presented a model that can be used for simple assistance tasks, for example in the hospitality industry or in care and healthcare facilities. The machine assistant moves autonomously and without separate individual control in the 5G network, which it uses to transmit data from its surroundings recorded by cameras and sensors. The large amounts of information can be processed in real time and passed on to other members of the "robo-team" in the vicinity, said Vodafone manager Michael Reinartz.
Example functions include serving drinks or cleaning and disinfection work. It is therefore not initially about highly specialized task profiles as in industrial production or with independent care robots, but rather about helping out. The Hyundai robotics division and Vodafone also see their system as a way of filling staff shortages for certain tasks at service providers. However, it is primarily about providing support, not replacing human labor, they said.
The 5G standard is now also used for some medical applications. In large production facilities in mechanical engineering, it is intended to increase efficiency and thus save energy.
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