# TUG at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (UPMC): deployment

Canonical ID: `e6325a26-db99-4005-8460-0f16b65bcaaa`

UPMC was early [TUG](/models/aethon-tug.md) adopter. TUG robots at UPMC Children's Hospital confirmed operational.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** aethon-tug-upmc-pittsburgh
- **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:** [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (UPMC)](/locations/pittsburgh-pennsylvania-usa-aethon.md) (id: `20b7921f-ddc2-4866-a3d4-149d6a06e7f8`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://aethon.com/tug-mobile-robots-bring-halloween-candy-to-upmc-children/

## Common questions

### What is the TUG deployment at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (UPMC)?

TUG, built by Aethon, is recorded as a deployment at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (UPMC) on the DEPLOY registry. Aethon operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates TUG at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (UPMC)?

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

### Have there been incidents at the TUG deployment at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (UPMC)?

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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