NBC Bay Area Top Hospital Adds Robots to Their Staff Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Los Angeles, 19 January 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles NBC Bay Area Top Hospital Adds Robots to Their Staff Moxi, a robot designed to save nurses time by transporting items, is popular with nurses and patients, said David Marshall, JD, DNP, RN, chief nursing executive at Cedars-Sinai. Photo by Cedars-Sinai. Nurse Manager, AONL Foundation, Melanie Barine RN, Mask, Moxi, robot, "Press: Here," a weekly technology show on Bay Area NBC affiliate KNTV, recently spoke with David Marshall, JD, DNP, RN, senior vice president, chief nursing executive and chair of the Department of Nursing at Cedars-Sinai, about Moxi, a robot designed to give nurses more time with patients. The robot transports prescriptions, equipment and supplies that nurses would otherwise have to retrieve themselves, Marshall told host Scott McGrew. These tasks can take up a third of a nurse’s time, and Cedars-Sinai's two Moxi robots saved nurses 300 miles of walking during their first six weeks in use. "Moxi can map the environment of the medical center and navigate itself around through elevators, down hallways, into corridors and pick things up where they need to be picked up and deliver them where they need to be delivered," Marshall told McGrew. The robots were created by Diligent Robots, a graduate of the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, which provides Cedars-Sinai experts to mentor healthcare technology companies that are "trying to solve problems like getting nurses more time to spend with their patients," Marshall said. He told McGrew that nurses appreciate Moxi’s utility, and that they enjoy seeing Moxi’s friendly face, which includes heart-shaped eyes that blink. "Many of them say they see this as a new team member that’s really there to help them out," Marshall said. Moxi is a hit with patients as well. "Just the other day, someone sent me a picture of Moxi playing peek-a-boo with a pediatric patient in the hallway," Marshall told McGrew. Click here to view the complete interview from NBC Bay Area. Related Stories RSS feed - Related Stories (opens in new window) View all headlines - Related Stories HealthDay Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries October 07, 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles HealthDay recently interviewed Rebecca J. Schneyer, MD, a resident in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program at Cedars-Sinai, about a study she led that found Black and Hispanic women were less likely than white women to receive minimally … Read more KCRW Want New Omicron Booster Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot October 06, 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles KCRW program Press Play recently featured Rita Shane, PharmD, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Cedars-Sinai, discussing who qualifies for the updated COVID-19 booster and how long patients must wait before getting the shot.The Centers … Read more ABC 7 Spider-Man Swings by 4-Year-Old Leukemia Patient s Birthday Party at Cedars-Sinai September 30, 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles ABC 7 recently profiled Cedars-Sinai patient Jabari Henley, who celebrated his fourth birthday with a special superhero at Guerin Children's newly opened inpatient facility.The Lifedriven Foundation helped throw Henley a surprise party in the Guerin … Read more Show previous items Show next items Contact the Media Team Email: [email protected] Share this release NBC Bay Area Top Hospital Adds Robots to Their Staff Share on: Twitter Share on: Facebook Share on: LinkedIn Search Our Newsroom Social media Visit our Facebook page (opens in new window) Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) Visit our Youtube profile (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Latest news 07 Oct 2022 - HealthDay Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries 07 Oct 2022 - Faculty Publications: Sept. 29-Oct. 6 07 Oct 2022 - Fine-Tuning Organ-Chip Technology 06 Oct 2022 - KCRW Want New Omicron Booster Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot 05 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics 04 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Showcases Hispanic and Latinx Art Newsroom Home