# Milton Helper Bot at Milton Keynes University Hospital: deployment

Canonical ID: `8890286e-117b-468e-968c-1f4641eb4376`

[Milton Keynes University Hospital](/locations/milton-keynes-university-hospital.md) NHS Foundation Trust and [Academy of Robotics](/companies/academy-of-robotics.md) trialled 'Milton', a helper delivery robot, from late 2022: first self-navigation test in November 2022, with operational trials carrying non-controlled medication from the pharmacy to an in-patient ward planned for 2023. The hospital's page was updated in August 2023 to say the trial had ended; no results were published.

## Key facts

- **Country:** [United Kingdom](/locations/united-kingdom-3.md)
- **Sector:** Healthcare ([NHS](/companies/nhs-uk.md) hospital logistics)
- **Operator:** [Milton Keynes University Hospital](/locations/milton-keynes-university-hospital.md) NHS Foundation Trust
- **Route:** Pharmacy to a selected in-patient ward
- **Scale:** 1 robot
- **Trial:** November 2022 to 2023; marked ended August 2023

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-10-26_

- **Slug:** academy-of-robotics-milton-mkuh
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [Milton Helper Bot](/models/academy-of-robotics-milton-helper-bot.md) (id: `44d428fa-2ab7-43c8-b72f-5232204e20f4`)
- **Company:** [Academy of Robotics](/companies/academy-of-robotics.md) (id: `f7adf186-a40f-4622-8d33-eee33a0a66a6`)
- **Location:** [Milton Keynes University Hospital](/locations/united-kingdom/milton-keynes/milton-keynes-university-hospital.md) (id: `1677ce7a-6255-4fd8-ac1e-11d386b58b82`)
- **Operator:** [Academy of Robotics](/companies/academy-of-robotics.md) (id: `f7adf186-a40f-4622-8d33-eee33a0a66a6`)
- **First seen:** 2022-12-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **MKUH trials Helper Robots to support staff** · https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/?p=36164 · 2022-12-29
2. **Innovative helper bot trialled in Milton Keynes** · https://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/articles/innovative-helper-bot-trialled-milton-keynes · 2023-01-04

## Verified answers

- [Where do delivery robots operate?](/where-do-delivery-robots-operate.md)
- [Sidewalk robot laws: every US state and major market](/sidewalk-robot-laws.md)
- [Delivery robot specs compared](/delivery-robot-specs-compared.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Milton Helper Bot deployment at Milton Keynes University Hospital?

[Milton Helper Bot](/models/academy-of-robotics-milton-helper-bot.md), built by [Academy of Robotics](/companies/academy-of-robotics.md), is recorded as a deployment at [Milton Keynes University Hospital](/locations/milton-keynes-university-hospital.md) on the DEPLOY registry. [Academy of Robotics](/companies/academy-of-robotics.md) operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Milton Helper Bot at Milton Keynes University Hospital?

[Academy of Robotics](/companies/academy-of-robotics.md), the manufacturer of [Milton Helper Bot](/models/academy-of-robotics-milton-helper-bot.md), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Milton Helper Bot deployment at Milton Keynes University Hospital go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting December 29, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Milton Helper Bot deployment at Milton Keynes University Hospital still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the Milton Helper Bot deployment at Milton Keynes University Hospital?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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