Aphisit Takutruea

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Aphisit Takutruea is a robotics researcher whose work centers on autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), hospital logistics automation, and human-robot interaction in healthcare environments. His research addresses one of the most pressing challenges in modern healthcare: streamlining the delivery of goods and services within hospital settings, particularly under the demanding conditions imposed by infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19. Among his most significant contributions is his work on precision docking systems for AMRs, which has garnered 19 citations and advances the field of automated battery charging and robot localization. His simulation-based study on food delivery robots in in-patient wards, cited 15 times, demonstrated how Unity-based environments can effectively model real-world hospital logistics before physical deployment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Takutruea translated this research into practice by developing tele-operated mobile robots deployed in field hospitals, enabling contactless delivery and remote patient communication. More recently, his work on real-time analog gauge reading extends robotic autonomy into industrial settings. Collectively, his research reflects a commitment to bridging robotics engineering with practical humanitarian applications, making him a notable contributor at the intersection of autonomous systems and healthcare technology.

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1. 1
   Automatic precision docking for autonomous mobile robot in hospital logistics - case-study: battery charging

   19 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Simulation of Autonomous Mobile Robot System for Food Delivery in In-patient Ward with Unity

   15 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Development of Tele-Operated Mobile Robots for COVID-19 Field Hospitals

   9 citations · 2021
4. 4
   Real-time Multiple Analog Gauges Reader for an Autonomous Robot Application

   5 citations · 2022

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