Med Robots Robotic Technology And Innovation

What Med Robots Robotic Technology And Innovation does

Med Robots Robotic Technology And Innovation, LDA is a Portuguese private limited company that designs and manufactures autonomous robotic solutions targeted at hospital environments. Its flagship product, UltraBot, is an autonomous UV-C germicidal irradiation robot that disinfects hospital corridors, rooms, and high-touch surfaces such as handrails and door knobs using short-wavelength ultraviolet light (200–280 nm) to destroy microbial DNA. UltraBot integrates high-precision positioning, memory-based mapping, obstacle avoidance, automatic human proximity detection with a 3-meter UV-C shutdown safety threshold, and autonomous return-to-charging-dock functionality, enabling continuous 24/7 operation. The company is also developing PharmaRobot, an autonomous logistics robot intended to automate the delivery of urgent pharmaceuticals within hospitals and reduce medication-delivery wait times and human error.

The business model centers on direct hardware sales and a stated plan to lease and commercialize robots for hospital environments. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales via the company website (www.medrobots.pt), with an 'Order Now' call-to-action and contact handled by phone and email; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated on inquiry. The customer segment is narrow: hospitals and healthcare facilities, initially in Portugal with stated ambition for the worldwide hospital disinfection market. The company is co-located at the Instituto Pedro Nunes technology park in Coimbra and maintains a secondary office in Pedrógão Grande, Portugal, employing approximately six people.

Med Robots' R&D is anchored by a Portugal 2030 / COMPETE2030 EU FEDER grant of €679,602.88 awarded in March 2025 (total eligible project cost €799,532.80), executed through a consortium with the Universidade de Coimbra, ULS Coimbra (the largest hospital group in Portugal), and the Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra. The three-year project supports the development, production, leasing, and commercialization of robots for hospital environments. The company operates as a private LDA with no disclosed parent, no public listing, no external institutional equity investors, and no disclosed revenue, customers, or pricing.

Name

Med Robots Robotic Technology And Innovation

Legal name

MED ROBOTS ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, LDA

Website

https://medrobots.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Med Robots is a Portuguese private company that builds autonomous UV-C disinfection robots (UltraBot) and is developing an autonomous pharmaceutical delivery robot (PharmaRobot) for hospitals, selling directly to healthcare facilities in Portugal and targeting the wider European market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Robotics

NAICS

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Disinfection & Surface Decontamination (Wipes, Sprays, Fogging, UV Robots) (HLAHANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Assistive Robotics (HDAAAIAC), Healthcare Facility & Medical Office Disinfection (HSAEAHAC)

Keywords

• UV-C disinfection robots
• Healthcare robotics
• Autonomous hospital robots
• Infection control automation
• Medical logistics robots

Headquarters

HQ city

Coimbra

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. UltraBot UV-C Disinfection Robot Sales: The company manufactures and sells the UltraBot autonomous UV-C disinfection robot to healthcare facilities. The website includes an 'Order Now' button indicating direct hardware sales. Based on the company's mission statement, the revenue model also includes leasing and commercialisation of robots for hospital environments.
2. Robot Leasing and Commercialisation: The company's stated mission includes 'leasing and commercialisation of robots for hospital environments,' suggesting a recurring revenue component through equipment leasing in addition to one-time hardware sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Med Robots designs, manufactures, and sells autonomous robotic systems for hospital environments. Its flagship UltraBot is an autonomous UV-C light disinfection robot that navigates hospital corridors and rooms, using 200–280 nm ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to inactivate pathogens on surfaces (including high-touch areas such as handrails and door knobs). The company is also developing PharmaRobot, an autonomous logistics robot for distributing urgent pharmaceuticals inside hospitals.

Product overview

Med Robots Robotic Technology And Innovation is a technology company that creates autonomous robotic solutions for hospital logistics. Their portfolio consists of UltraBot as the primary product—a UV-C disinfection robot—and PharmaRobot, an autonomous pharmaceutical distribution robot currently under development. Additional product lines include transport robots, welcome robots, and decontamination robots. All products are designed as integrated solutions from scratch specifically for hospital environments, addressing repetitive and heavy-duty logistical tasks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UltraBot Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot An autonomous UV-C light disinfection robot engineered for healthcare environments. It uses ultraviolet germicidal irradiation at 200–280 nm to inactivate microorganisms on surfaces and high-touch zones (handrails, door knobs), navigates hospital corridors and rooms autonomously using high-precision positioning and memory-based mapping, automatically stops UV-C radiation when a human is detected within 3 meters, and returns to a charging dock for 24/7 continuous operation. Designed for hospital facilities and healthcare infection-control teams.
• PharmaRobot Autonomous Pharmaceutical Distribution Robot An autonomous logistics robot for hospitals that automates the delivery of urgent medications, reducing wait times and minimizing human errors in pharmaceutical distribution. Currently in development as part of the EU-funded PharmaRobot project. Designed for hospital pharmacies and clinical staff handling time-critical medication transport.
• Transport Robots Autonomous transport robots designed for hospital logistics tasks, including the movement of supplies, equipment, and materials within healthcare facilities. Part of Med Robots' portfolio of autonomous hospital robotics solutions.
• Welcome Robots Autonomous welcome robots designed for hospital environments, intended to assist with reception, wayfinding, and patient/staff greeting functions as part of Med Robots' autonomous hospital solutions portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eliminates harmful pathogens from surfaces including high-touch areas like handrails and door knobs that are often missed by manual cleaning
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidade de Coimbra (UC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMed Robots collaborates with the University of Coimbra's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Computer Engineering (FCTUC) on the PharmaRobot project. The project aims to develop an autonomous robot for urgent pharmaceutical distribution in hospitals, with Urbano Nunes and João Macedo serving as responsible researchers. This partnership provides R&D expertise and academic validation for Med Robots' hospital robotics technology.
• Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, E.P.E (ULS Coimbra)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerULS Coimbra is a healthcare services provider and co-promoter in the PharmaRobot project. As the largest hospital group in Portugal, ULS Coimbra provides real-world clinical environment and end-user requirements for the autonomous pharmaceutical distribution robot being developed. Their participation ensures that Med Robots' solutions are designed to meet actual hospital operational needs.
• Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra (ESEnfC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Coimbra School of Nursing is a co-promoter in the PharmaRobot project, contributing healthcare professional expertise and nursing workflow knowledge to the development of hospital logistics robots.
• Instituto Pedro NunesminorOthersMed Robots' headquarters is located at Instituto Pedro Nunes, a technology park and business incubator in Coimbra, Portugal. While not a formal partnership per se, this co-location provides access to innovation infrastructure, shared facilities, and a technology ecosystem that supports the company's R&D activities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tru-D SmartUVC: Tru-D (now part of PDI) sells UV-C disinfection robots for healthcare facilities. Direct competitor to UltraBot in autonomous room-decontamination robotics for hospitals, with a similar value proposition around reducing HAIs.
• UVD Robots: UVD Robots (a Blue Ocean Robotics company) manufactures autonomous UV-C disinfection robots for hospitals and other facilities. Closely comparable technology and target customer (healthcare facilities) as Med Robots' UltraBot.
• Xenex Disinfection Services: Xenex is the market-leading UV-C pulsed-xenon disinfection robot vendor for hospitals (LightStrike). Directly comparable to Med Robots' UltraBot: both sell autonomous UV-emitting robots to healthcare facilities targeting hospital-acquired infection reduction.
• Surfacide: Surfacide produces multi-emitter UV-C disinfection robots for healthcare. Direct competitor to UltraBot in the hospital UV-C robotics category, with comparable autonomous hospital-decontamination use cases.
• Akara Robotics: Akara (Irish spin-out from Trinity College Dublin) develops UV disinfection robots including for healthcare settings. Comparable to Med Robots as a European-focused UV-C robotics startup targeting hospital infection control.
• Dimer UVC Innovations: Dimer UVC (GermFalcon) sells UV-C disinfection systems used in hospitals and aviation. Comparable as a smaller UV-C disinfection hardware company targeting healthcare facilities, similar in scale and category to Med Robots.

Broad incumbents

• PDI Healthcare: PDI Healthcare (acquired Tru-D) provides infection prevention products including disinfectants, wipes, and the Tru-D UV-C robot. Comparable as a broader healthcare disinfection/infection-prevention player that competes with Med Robots in the hospital environment.
• Skytron: Skytron is an established medical equipment manufacturer whose infection prevention line includes UV-C room decontamination. Comparable as a broader incumbent medical-device vendor overlapping with Med Robots in hospital UV disinfection.
• Blue Ocean Robotics: Blue Ocean Robotics is the parent of UVD Robots and develops multiple professional service robots including healthcare UV disinfection. Comparable as an established European healthcare robotics company, broader portfolio than Med Robots.

Emerging players

• SoftBank Robotics: SoftBank Robotics (Whiz industrial cleaning robot, Pepper) is comparable to Med Robots as a developer of commercial/enterprise service robots with adjacency to healthcare settings; less direct on UV-C disinfection but relevant as a robotics-as-a-service competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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