If it were human
“Like a tireless, cheerful hospital orderly who never complains about fetching supplies at 3 a.m.”
Moxi is a hospital logistics robot built by Diligent Robotics, a company based in the United States. It combines a mobile base with a single robotic arm and is designed to navigate busy clinical environments autonomously, handling the steady stream of fetch-and-deliver tasks that consume nursing time without directly touching patient care.
Its core job is practical and genuinely valuable: retrieving supplies, medications, lab samples, and linens and delivering them across hospital floors — all without a human escort. Moxi reads its environment in real time, avoids obstacles, and works alongside staff on the same floor, freeing nurses from logistical interruptions so they can spend more time at the bedside.
What sets Moxi apart from a plain delivery cart is its social awareness. An expressive head and a system of social lighting signals let it communicate intent to passersby — slowing down, indicating direction, or simply acknowledging a colleague in the corridor. It is not trying to make friends, but it is designed not to startle anyone either.
At the adoption agency, Moxi is the dependable colleague hospitals quietly dream about: punctual, undramatic, and utterly committed to keeping the supply chain moving. It will not replace a nurse — it will give nurses their time back.
Tech sheet
- Creator
- Diligent Robotics
- Year
- 2019
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Mobile manipulator
- Status
- Available
Features
- Single arm
- Autonomous navigation
- Social lighting
- Expressive head
- Hospital logistics
