TUG

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.

Yes. TUG is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

TUG is made by Aethon, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, founded in 2004.

8 verified deployments of TUG are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Syracuse, New York, USA (Upstate Medical), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA (Parkview Health), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (UPMC).

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

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable amr robots to TUG include LocusBot, AutoStore System, Skypod, Amazon Robotics fleet.

TUG and LocusBot (Locus Robotics · 13 deployments) are both amr robots on the DEPLOY registry. TUG has 8 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, TUG ranks in roughly the top 5% of amr models tracked by the registry.

TUG is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

TUG has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.