MobiHealth News April 15, 2022
Emily Olsen

Diligent Robotics CEO and cofounder Andrea Thomaz explains how her company’s clinical support robot Moxi works and how its design informs its interactions with humans.

Frontline healthcare workers are stretched thin in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as many hospitals contend with nursing shortages and provider burnout.

Diligent Robotics, which earlier this week announced a $30 million Series B funding round, aims to lessen some of that staffing burden by automating routine delivery tasks with its Moxi robot. The company’s CEO and cofounder, Andrea Thomaz, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how Moxi works, what it takes to onboard a robot hospital worker and how Moxi’s design informs its interactions with humans. (This interview has been edited for clarity...

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Topics: Conferences / Podcast, Nursing, Provider, Robotics/RPA, Technology, Trends
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