Diligent Robotics · healthcare humanoid
Moxi
A wheeled hospital assistant with a friendly face, a height-adjustable torso, one Kinova arm and locking storage, which fetches supplies, delivers lab samples and opens doors and lifts; it does not handle patients.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- 16 hRuns longer than 100%
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Why it matters
One of the first socially designed robots to work full time beside hospital nurses.
Real-world use
Tested in four Texas hospitals in 2018; first full-time customer in 2019; later reports cite more than 90 units in 25+ hospitals.
Timeline
- Released
- 2019-10-01
Maker
Diligent RoboticsCompany · founded 2017 · Austin, United StatesRaised more than $75M in venture capital, most recently $25M in 2023 (TechCrunch); acquisition by Serve Robotics announced 20 Jan 2026 for $29M…
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Moxi runs longer than 100% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, speed, payload, joints, price.
What it has been shown doing
2 of 14 skills we track, each from a public video or report. Demos can be staged or remote-controlled; we say so when the source does.
- Works on sitefleet of ~100 robots at 20 US hospital sites delivering supplies and lab specimens · Nov 2024 · therobotreport.com
- Runs on its own110,000 fully autonomous elevator rides; arm presses buttons and opens doors · Nov 2024 · therobotreport.com
Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineStairsTerrainGet upRunJumpCarry
Public attention
How much public attention Moxi gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 3 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- about 100 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
- 11 reported deployments
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- Actuators & motors
- Kinova Jaco2 arm, Maxon brushed DC motors and Dynamixel motors; torso and head move on a telescoping pillar (IEEE Spectrum).
- Hands
- Robotiq two-finger adaptive gripper (IEEE Spectrum).
- Sensors & vision
- Velodyne VLP-16 lidar, Intel RealSense depth camera for close range, RGB-D sensor in the head (IEEE Spectrum).
- Compute
- Intel embedded computer with GPU and custom control boards.
- Battery & power
- Docks and recharges itself without staff help (Diligent); capacity and runtime not published.
- Materials & build
- 3D-printed parts and aluminium.
- AI & software
- Ubuntu and ROS; navigation stack from Fetch Robotics on a Fetch Freight base; detects failed grasps and retries (IEEE Spectrum, The Robot Report).
- Other details
- Opens security and automatic doors and rides elevators without building changes; LED arrays and a face signal intent; 152 cm extending to about 214 cm, 136 kg (Diligent).
Named suppliers:ROS (Open Robotics)Intel RealSenseROBOTIS (Dynamixel)maxonVelodyneRobotiq
Lineage
Every Diligent Robotics humanoid in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- Maker's website
- Built
- About 100 robots deployed (Serve Robotics CEO, Jan 2026, via The Robot Report)
- Sold or delivered
- Robot-as-a-service leasing; more than 25 hospitals and over 1.25 million tasks by Jan 2026 (company figures via The Robot Report)
- Where it is sold or used
- United States
- Customers and pilots
- Four unnamed Texas hospitals in 2018 beta testing (The Robot Report)
Where it works
11 reported deployments.
- Trial ended
Four Texas hospitals (unnamed) · since 2018
Moxi ran beta trials fetching supplies for nurses in four unnamed Texas hospitals. About 125 nurses worked with Moxi in beta The Robot Report
- Deployed
Cedars-Sinai · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles
Moxi delivers lab samples and pharmacy items for nurses at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. American Hospital Association
- Deployed
Mary Washington Healthcare · Mary Washington Hospital · Fredericksburg
Mary Washington Hospital in Virginia uses Moxi robots to run errands for nursing staff. American Hospital Association
- Deployed
Shannon Health · Shannon Medical Center · San Angelo
Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas uses Moxi for supply and delivery runs. American Hospital Association
- Deployed
Medical City Healthcare · Medical City Dallas Hospital · Dallas
Medical City Dallas Hospital uses Moxi to fetch and deliver supplies for nurses. American Hospital Association
- Deployed
Rochester Regional Health · Rochester General Hospital · Rochester · since 2023-10 · 4 units
Rochester General Hospital in New York put four Moxi robots to work running errands for clinical staff. Four robots Rochester Regional Health
- Deployed
Rochester Regional Health · Unity Hospital · Rochester · since 2023-10 · 4 units
Rochester Regional Health's Unity Hospital deployed four Moxi robots for deliveries. Four robots Rochester Regional Health
- Deployed
Carilion Clinic · Carilion Giles Community Hospital · Pearisburg · since 2024-01 · 2 units
Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Virginia uses two Moxi robots to deliver lab samples and supplies. Two robots Carilion Clinic
- Deployed
Endeavor Health · Endeavor Health Edward Hospital · Naperville · since 2026-08
Endeavor Health's Edward Hospital is among the first to receive the upgraded Moxi 2.0. Moxi 2.0 generation; unit count not stated Robotics Tomorrow (GlobeNewswire release)
- Deployed
Providence · Providence Saint John's Health Center · Santa Monica · since 2026-08
Providence Saint John's Health Center is among the first hospitals receiving Moxi 2.0. Moxi 2.0 generation; unit count not stated Robotics Tomorrow (GlobeNewswire release)
- Deployed
Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles · since 2026-08
Children's Hospital Los Angeles is among the first hospitals receiving Moxi 2.0. Moxi 2.0 generation; unit count not stated Robotics Tomorrow (GlobeNewswire release)
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Serve Robotics to acquire Diligent
Serve agreed to buy Diligent for $29 million plus up to $5.3 million in milestones; close expected Q1 2026.
The Robot Report - Moxi launched as a service after beta
Diligent finished hospital beta tests and offered Moxi on a robotics-as-a-service model.
The Robot Report - Prototype pilot begins in hospitals
IEEE Spectrum described Moxi starting a pilot programme with hospital customers.
IEEE Spectrum
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | MoxiDiligent Robotics |  EVE1X Technologies (formerly Halodi Robotics)Same jobs: logistics, healthcare · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  CruzrUBTECH RoboticsSame job: healthcare · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Promobot V4PromobotSame job: healthcare · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2018-09 | 2018 | 2017-01 | 2018-01 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | — | 183 cm | 120 cm | — |
| Weight | — | 83 kg | 45 kg | — |
| Joints | — | 25 | — | — |
| Speed | — | 14.5 km/h | 3.6 km/h | — |
| Payload | — | 8 kg | — | — |
| Battery | 16 h | — | 8 h | — |
| Price | — | $150,000 | $35,000 | — |
Sources
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