# TUG at Palo Alto, California, USA (Stanford Hospital): deployment

Canonical ID: `1d297657-9af7-4627-b226-08cf2aa35844`

23 [TUG](/models/aethon-tug.md) robots deployed at new Stanford Hospital to shuttle linens, trash, and supplies. Robots named individually.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** aethon-tug-stanford-hospital-palo-alto
- **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:** [Palo Alto, California, USA (Stanford Hospital)](/locations/palo-alto-california-usa-aethon.md) (id: `7d21b7b8-2fb4-4b33-ba96-89cde441bec2`)
- **First seen:** 2019-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/3879-robots-assist-stanford-hospitals-environmental-services-team

## Common questions

### What is the TUG deployment at Palo Alto, California, USA (Stanford Hospital)?

TUG, built by Aethon, is recorded as a deployment at Palo Alto, California, USA (Stanford Hospital) on the DEPLOY registry. Aethon operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates TUG at Palo Alto, California, USA (Stanford Hospital)?

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 Palo Alto, California, USA (Stanford Hospital) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the TUG deployment at Palo Alto, California, USA (Stanford 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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