Diligent Robotics

Diligent Robotics, founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, is a trailblazer in embedded AI and humanoid healthcare robots. The company's flagship, Moxi, is purpose-built to support clinical teams by autonomously performing non-patient-facing logistical tasks such as delivering supplies, lab samples, medications, and PPE - helping reduce nurse burnout and streamline hospital workflows. By using friendly design cues (like heart-shaped eyes and a gentle head, torso, and mobile arm), Moxi fosters trust as a socially intelligent cobot that enhances clinical efficiency without replacing human caregivers.

Moxi is not a mere prototype - it's an actively deployed humanoid service robot transforming healthcare. As of early 2025, Moxi robots have completed over 1 million deliveries across more than 30 hospitals, saving clinical staff over 1.5 billion steps and freeing up more than 575,000 hours for patient-focused activities. In addition, Moxi has achieved more than 125,000 fully autonomous elevator rides, showcasing its advanced mobile manipulation, navigation capabilities, and ability to operate seamlessly in complex, dynamic hospital environments.

Diligent Robotics is redefining the role of humanoid robots in healthcare automation, blending AI-powered logistics, human-guided learning, and social interaction to bolster clinical operations. With Moxi integrated into a growing number of health systems, the company continues to iterate using real-world performance data - advancing toward broader deployments with minimal infrastructure changes and scalable workflow automation. In a broader robotics industry context where scalable, task-specific robots are rapidly gaining investor interest - especially in healthcare - Moxi's commercial traction underscores the viability of general-purpose humanoid service robots that deliver immediate operational impact.