Robot model
TUG
Aethon's TUG is an autonomous mobile robot for hospitals that securely transports medications, lab specimens, meals, linens, and supplies; it navigates…
- Manufacturer
- Aethon
- Form factor
- amr
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 8
- Website
- aethon.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies TUG, a amr by Aethon (commercial): 8 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
Aethon's TUG is an autonomous mobile robot for hospitals that securely transports medications, lab specimens, meals, linens, and supplies; it navigates corridors autonomously and integrates with elevators and automatic doors for multi-floor delivery.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Form factor
Payload
Autonomy level
Class
Specs
Class
Payloads
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Autonomy: verified vs claimed
- What it actually does
- Autonomous
Pricing
No verified price is on record for TUG. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (8)
Upstate Medical University deployed Aethon TUG transport robot.
Parkview replaced fleet of TUG mobile robots, confirming ongoing deployment.
- TUG at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (UPMC)operational
UPMC was early TUG adopter.
24 Aethon TUG robots at Mercy Hospital St.
- TUG at San Francisco, California, USA (UCSF)operational
Aethon TUG robots at UCSF Medical Center.
23 TUG robots deployed at new Stanford Hospital to shuttle linens, trash, and supplies.
- TUG at USA (37 VA hospitals)operational
37 Veterans Affairs hospitals use Aethon TUG robots.
- TUG at Global (multiple sites)operational
Aethon TUG autonomous mobile robots deployed across hospital networks globally for medication and supply delivery.
TUG on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere TUG is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Price point recordedJul 8, 2026
Not announced
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 10, 2022
at USA (37 VA hospitals)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 10, 2022
at Syracuse, New York, USA (Upstate Medical)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2019
at Palo Alto, California, USA (Stanford Hospital)
Safety record
No incidents on record for TUG.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: amr
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for TUG.Recent coverage
TUG in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning TUG from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/aethon-tug.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/277f1ad7-436c-46e9-80ac-f4c3bacc355e
- Revision history: /models/aethon-tug/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
TUG draws attention at the 87th percentile but verifies reality at the 95th percentile among AMRs. Hype Gap -8, 22nd widest among AMRs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Above-average adoption relative to same-category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 17, 2026