Elevate Care with Smarter Internal Logistics

Hospitals operate under constant pressure—with staff stretched thin and expectations higher than ever. JBT Automated Systems’ hospital solutions offload the burden of routine, non-clinical deliveries so healthcare professionals can focus on delivering world-class patient care.

Celeste & Apollo: Light-Duty Precision for Clinical & Patient Zones

Celeste and Apollo vehicles are designed for secure, hygienic, and efficient transport of smaller payloads across sensitive hospital environments. These robots are ideal for patient-facing areas and clean environments.

Celeste/Apollo Key Applications:


• Automated Pharmacy & Medication Delivery: Ensures timely, secure transport of medications to reduce wait times and improve patient outcomes.
• Lab Specimen Transport: Maintains chain-of-custody and speeds up diagnostic turnaround with reliable, traceable delivery.
• Clean Linen Restocking: Keeps wards supplied with fresh linens, reducing manual labor and infection risk.
• Patient Meal Tray Delivery & Return: Supports timely meal service and efficient tray collection, improving patient satisfaction.
• Surgical Kit & Sterile Supply Delivery: Ensures surgical teams have what they need, when they need it, minimizing delays.
• IV Fluid & PPE Distribution: Maintains consistent availability of critical supplies across departments.

Designed for low-noise operation, clean corridors, and tight navigation in areas with high foot traffic.

Rocket & Eclipse: Heavy-Duty Performance for Back-of-House Operations

Rocket and Eclipse robots are optimized for high-capacity, heavy-load material movement, supporting the core logistics infrastructure of the hospital. These vehicles are ideal for bulk operations, lower-level corridors, and service areas.

Rocket/Eclipse Key Applications:


• Soiled Linen Removal: Reduces manual handling and cross-contamination risks while maintaining hygiene standards.
• Waste & Biohazard Transport: Ensures safe, compliant movement of hazardous materials to protect staff and patients.
• Bulk Supply & Storeroom Restocking: Keeps departments stocked with essential items, improving supply chain efficiency.
• Dietary Cart Transfer: Supports timely meal service with reliable transport of food carts across hospital zones.
• Equipment & Rack Transport: Frees up staff time by automating the movement of large or heavy equipment.
• Reusable Surgical Supply Returns: Streamlines the return process for sterilization, improving turnaround and inventory control.

Equipped to manage larger loads, longer routes, and rugged utility corridors with safety and efficiency.

Safety Comes First. By Design

JBT leads the industry in AGV safety with a collaborative risk assessment approach and proactive safety planning that goes beyond compliance.

• Over 500 million safe operating hours in the field
• Active members of ANSI/ITSDF B56.5, ISO 3691-4, A3/RIA R15.08, MAG (MHI), ASTM F45
• Real-time obstacle detection and collision avoidance
• Comprehensive operator and facility training
• Ongoing safety optimization as environments evolve

Your employees’ safety is our top priority—from the first system design to long-term support.

Cybersecurity-Backed Innovation

JBT takes security as seriously as safety. As manufacturers adopt connected technologies, we help protect your operations from evolving cyber threats.

• SOC2 Type II Certification
• Continuous system updates and hardening
• Secure system architecture to safeguard data and uptime