# Rowa Vmax at Detroit, Michigan, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `c03f33bf-acae-40e3-82eb-8cb8137a6dc6`

[BD Rowa](/companies/bd-rowa.md) Vmax deployed at Henry Ford Health hospital-based community pharmacies in Southeast and Central Michigan for 24/7 prescription retrieval and dispensing. First-of-its-kind U.S. collaboration.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** bd-rowa-vmax-detroit-michigan-usa
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Rowa Vmax](/models/bd-rowa-vmax.md) (id: `2c261596-3dbc-4447-a979-191072415d13`)
- **Category:** [Industrial Robots](/industrial-robots)
- **Company:** [BD Rowa](/companies/bd-rowa.md) (id: `3e21b76b-5bba-4e95-839e-a12d1e8c974d`)
- **Location:** [Detroit, Michigan, USA](/locations/detroit-michigan-usa.md) (id: `e68f16f7-7e57-4432-b11d-9c68ebcf3da9`)
- **Operator:** [BD Rowa](/companies/bd-rowa.md) (id: `3e21b76b-5bba-4e95-839e-a12d1e8c974d`)
- **First seen:** 2025-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **BD and Henry Ford Health Sign Pharmacy Automation Partnership** · https://news.bd.com/2025-09-22-BD-and-Henry-Ford-Health-Sign-Pharmacy-Automation-Partnership-to-Revolutionize-Medication-Storage-and-Prescription-Delivery · 2025-09-22

## Common questions

### What is the Rowa Vmax deployment at Detroit, Michigan, USA?

Rowa Vmax, built by BD Rowa, is recorded as a deployment at Detroit, Michigan, USA on the DEPLOY registry. BD Rowa operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Rowa Vmax at Detroit, Michigan, USA?

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

### When did the Rowa Vmax deployment at Detroit, Michigan, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting September 22, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Rowa Vmax deployment at Detroit, Michigan, USA?

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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