# Vocera Badge: Vocera Communications robot

Canonical ID: `7dfdb7e9-be06-4c56-a06e-674f45d0f970`

- **Slug:** vocera-badge
- **Form factor:** other
- **Maturity stage:** production
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Incidents affecting Vocera Badge (1)

- [Vocera Badge auto-acknowledged second critical alarm notification when two arrived within seconds, leaving nurse unaware of second patient's desaturation](/incidents/vocera-badge-alarm-auto-acknowledge-2019.md), 2019-04-22 · Malfunction

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## Common questions

### What is Vocera Badge?

A hands-free, wearable, voice-activated Wi-Fi communication device for healthcare environments. Connects clinicians by name, role, or group broadcast, enabling instant communication without pagers or phones. First shipped in 2002 as the B1000 model.

### How much does Vocera Badge cost?

Vocera Badge's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Vocera Badge from Vocera Communications. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.

### Is Vocera Badge actually deployed in the real world?

Vocera Badge is recorded at the production stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

### Who makes Vocera Badge?

Vocera Badge is made by Vocera Communications, based in San Jose, CA, founded in 2000.

### Can you buy Vocera Badge?

Vocera Badge is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

### What are alternatives to Vocera Badge?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Vocera Badge include Taurob Inspector, TerraFirma Semi-Autonomous Construction Equipment, Clean Water Pathfinder, Forge.

### How does Vocera Badge compare to Taurob Inspector?

Vocera Badge and Taurob Inspector (Taurob · 3 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Vocera Badge has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

### What is Vocera Badge's maturity stage?

Vocera Badge is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

### Where is Vocera Badge deployed?

No verified deployments of Vocera Badge are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.


## Sources (1)

1. **Vocera Badge** · https://vocera.stryker.com/s/product-hub/vocera-badge?language=en_US

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