# ElliQ at Washington, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `0bdc11e4-25c5-4d72-a943-7dbc6e9d6b16`

First US state to authorize Medicaid reimbursement for [ElliQ](/models/elliq.md). Available to eligible Medicaid recipients. First time nationwide a social AI robot fully reimbursed by Medicaid.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** elliq-washington-state-medicaid
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [ElliQ](/models/elliq.md) (id: `8857ed61-0c6b-4b0b-a817-ea432cad7e4b`)
- **Company:** [Intuition Robotics](/companies/intuition-robotics.md) (id: `7815b4f6-0c7e-4091-9a5f-19361d00a885`)
- **Location:** [Washington, USA](/locations/washington-usa.md) (id: `4ca3f9d9-1696-4428-97ab-0e61976f06bb`)
- **First seen:** 2026-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/intuition-robotics-secures-medicaid-coverage-social-ai-robot-elliq-washington-state

## Common questions

### What is the ElliQ deployment at Washington, USA?

ElliQ, built by Intuition Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Washington, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Intuition Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates ElliQ at Washington, USA?

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

### When did the ElliQ deployment at Washington, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the ElliQ deployment at Washington, 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.


_API: GET /v1/robots/0bdc11e4-25c5-4d72-a943-7dbc6e9d6b16 · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=0bdc11e4-25c5-4d72-a943-7dbc6e9d6b16 · canonical URL: /deployments/elliq-washington-state-medicaid_