# TUG at USA (37 VA hospitals): deployment

Canonical ID: `7ef934f6-d6a8-46d5-92ac-611266a20101`

37 Veterans Affairs hospitals use [Aethon](/companies/aethon.md) [TUG](/models/aethon-tug.md) robots. ST Engineering acquired Aethon. Thousands of robots total in 160+ hospitals.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** aethon-tug-37-va-hospitals-usa
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [TUG](/models/aethon-tug.md) (id: `277f1ad7-436c-46e9-80ac-f4c3bacc355e`)
- **Category:** [Warehouse & Logistics Robotics](/amr)
- **Company:** [Aethon](/companies/aethon.md) (id: `03020da2-f43f-40b5-b83a-41f843331fb1`)
- **Location:** [USA (37 VA hospitals)](/locations/us-va-hospitals-37.md) (id: `9e71c5ff-6c6b-4d02-8654-aa235d293dd7`)
- **First seen:** 2022-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.upstate.edu/whatsup/2023/071023-in-case-you.php

## Common questions

### What is the TUG deployment at USA (37 VA hospitals)?

TUG, built by Aethon, is recorded as a deployment at USA (37 VA hospitals) on the DEPLOY registry. Aethon operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates TUG at USA (37 VA hospitals)?

Aethon, the manufacturer of TUG, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the TUG deployment at USA (37 VA hospitals) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 10, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the TUG deployment at USA (37 VA hospitals)?

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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