{"city":"Pittsburgh","name":"Aethon","slug":"aethon","facts":[{"date":"2026-05-20","type":"revenue_band","value":"10-100m est","source":"The Robot Report; signal f1b8a0cf"},{"date":"2026-03-16","type":"product_launch","value":"ReadyElevator technology opened to other robot companies","source":"Aethon"},{"date":"2025-09-10","type":"partnership","value":"ST Engineering Aethon and Oracle partnered to integrate hospital AMRs with Oracle Cloud inventory management","source":"Aethon"},{"date":"2025-09-01","type":"partnership","value":"ST Engineering Aethon and Oracle collaborate to automate hospital supply chain processes","source":"accessnewswire.com (Sep-10-25)"},{"date":"2024-10-01","type":"deployment","value":"Hospital deployments spanning four continents","source":"Aethon"},{"date":"2024-10-01","type":"product_launch","value":"Zena Rx line of mobile robots for hospital operations","source":"Aethon"}],"peers":[],"stage":null,"state":"Pennsylvania","aliases":[],"country":"United States","domains":[{"why":"Aethon develops and sells autonomous mobile robots, including TUG and Zena Rx systems, for hospital logistics such as medication, specimen and supply delivery.","list":null,"rank":null,"tier":"watchlist","layer":null,"total":43,"domain":"Robotics","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":6,"progress":4,"firepower":1,"commercial":4,"deployment":8,"production":6,"technology":1},"edition":null,"segment":null}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-03-16","header":"Aethon is opening its ReadyElevator technology to other robot companies.","outlet":"Aethon"},{"date":"2025-09-10","header":"ST Engineering Aethon and Oracle partnered to integrate hospital AMRs with Oracle Cloud inventory management.","outlet":"Aethon"},{"date":"2024-10-01","header":"Aethon recognized hospital deployments spanning eight applications and four continents in its 2024 RoboHero Awards.","outlet":"Aethon"},{"date":"2024-10-01","header":"Aethon launched the Zena Rx line of mobile robots for hospital operations.","outlet":"Aethon"},{"date":"2024-10-01","header":"University Health operates a fleet of 23 Aethon robots across its 1-million-plus-square-foot hospital facility.","outlet":"Aethon"}],"website":"aethon.com","category":"Robotics · Systems","categories":[{"name":"Mobile robots & AMRs","domain":"Robotics","parent":"Robotics · Systems"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-25T23:16:48.240585+00:00","facts_total":10,"positioning":"Aethon (Pittsburgh, PA) makes the TUG autonomous mobile robot for intralogistics in hospitals and hospitality, delivering medications, meals, linens, specimens and carts without fixed infrastructure. It has operated as a subsidiary/division of Singapore's ST Engineering since a $36M acquisition (Jul-17-17), retaining its brand and Pittsburgh operations. It is a long-established category leader in healthcare AMRs (first TUG deployed 2004; ~125-140 hospitals cited), but momentum in 2025-26 is modest and financials are not separately disclosed for the subsidiary.","sub_category":"Mobile robots & AMRs","signals_total":5,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/aethon","title":"Aethon · robotics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Aethon develops and sells autonomous mobile robots, including TUG and Zena Rx systems, for hospital logistics such as medication, specimen and supply delivery. Robotics watchlist (score 43) 5 signals and 10 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}