5 Years Later: The Pandemic That Supercharged AI and Robotics
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a wave of automation that supercharged the development and adoption of technologies across industries.
Diligent Robotics is an American robotics company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2017 by Andrea Thomaz and Vivian Chu. The company develops socially intelligent service robots designed to assist healthcare workers with routine tasks. Its flagship robot, Moxi, is a mobile robotic assistant that autonomously transports supplies, delivers lab samples, and supports hospital logistics.
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a wave of automation that supercharged the development and adoption of technologies across industries.
Countries with aging populations are increasingly turning to robots amid worsening healthcare worker shortages.