What Curabotics does

Curabotics is a privately held healthcare robotics company operating as a division of Chang Robotics and headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The company designs and deploys autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) branded as Nurse Assist Bots that automate the internal delivery of supplies, medications, linens, and equipment inside hospitals, with the stated objective of freeing nursing staff from non-clinical logistics tasks. The robots navigate using advanced sensors and mapping technology and are positioned to integrate with existing hospital systems with minimal operational disruption. Co-founders Matthew Chang and Kate McAfoose lead the company; Chang brings prior experience deploying what is described as the world's largest autonomous mobile robot fleet at Chang Robotics, and McAfoose led the company's hospital pilot program.

The company's commercial model is enterprise field sales directed at hospital networks and healthcare systems, with quote-based pricing, direct engagement of hospital leadership and operations teams, and case-study-led marketing. The flagship commercial evidence is a two-year pilot at a leading national hospital network that produced quantified outcomes: 11,200 nurse hours saved, a 40% increase in nurse morale, a 19-month breakeven ROI, a 90% staff training approval rate, a 10% work-savings figure for nursing staff, and a staffing reduction of one FTE per 25 rooms. A separate reference to a 'top 10 hospital chain' suggests additional enterprise pipeline activity in the hospital vertical. The company is pre-revenue or in very early commercial stage, with 1-10 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, and operations concentrated entirely in the United States.

Curabotics positions itself around domain specialization in clinical logistics rather than as a general-purpose AMR vendor, leveraging Chang Robotics' manufacturing-side deployment experience as a credibility asset. Leadership recognition has supported visibility: in 2024 co-founder Kate McAfoose received the Stevie Award for Most Innovative Woman of the Year in Technology and was named to the Jacksonville Business Journal Top 40 Under 40. The company's go-to-market relies on a content-driven top-of-funnel (website, LinkedIn, downloadable case study) feeding direct enterprise outreach at the bottom of the funnel, with no disclosed channel partners, certifications, or international expansion.

Name

Curabotics

Legal name

Curabotics

Website

https://curabotics.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Curabotics builds autonomous mobile robots (Nurse Assist Bots) that automate supply, medication, linen, and equipment delivery inside U.S. hospitals, selling through enterprise field sales to hospital networks as a healthcare-focused division of Chang Robotics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Robotics

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

SIC

Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Assistive Robotics (HDAAAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Service & Hospitality Robots (HDAAAIAB)

Keywords

• Hospital logistics robots
• Autonomous mobile robots
• Healthcare automation
• Medical robotics
• Nurse assist robots

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Sales and Deployment: Sale and deployment of autonomous mobile robots to hospital networks for clinical logistics automation, including implementation and integration services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Curabotics designs, manufactures, and deploys autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for hospital logistics, with its Nurse Assist Bots transporting medications, lab samples, and supplies between clinical departments. The robots operate autonomously within hospital corridors and integrate with facility systems such as elevators to support nursing and clinical workflows.

Product overview

Curabotics is a healthcare robotics company offering a unified product line centered on Nurse Assist Bots, which are autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) designed for hospital logistics automation. The core offering consists of intelligent robots that handle supply delivery, medication distribution, linen transport, and equipment movement throughout hospital environments. The company operates as a division of Chang Robotics and positions its robots as clinically connected automation solutions that integrate with existing hospital systems to optimize workflow efficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nurse Assist Bots Autonomous mobile robots that transport medications, lab samples, and supplies within hospitals, integrating with elevator and clinical workflow systems to support nursing and operations staff. Intended for hospital networks and healthcare delivery systems seeking to automate multi-floor logistics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11,200 nurse hours saved over two-year pilot
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Chang RoboticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChang Robotics is the parent company and strategic partner of Curabotics. Curabotics is described as 'a division of Chang Robotics' focused exclusively on healthcare robotics. Matthew Chang, founder of Chang Robotics, co-founded Curabotics and brings expertise from deploying autonomous robotic systems in manufacturing and healthcare, including the world's largest autonomous mobile robot fleet. Kate McAfoose led the hospital robotics pilot under this partnership.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Diligent Robotics: Diligent Robotics builds Moxi, an autonomous mobile robot focused on hospital logistics tasks such as supply delivery and lab specimen transport. Moxi is the most directly comparable product to Curabotics' Nurse Assist Bots, targeting the same hospital buyer with a similar value proposition of freeing clinical staff from non-clinical work.
• Savioke: Savioke's Relay robot delivers supplies, medications, and items across hospitals and hotels, making it a direct competitor in healthcare logistics AMR. Savioke has commercial deployments in U.S. health systems comparable to Curabotics' target customers.
• Vecna Robotics: Vecna Robotics manufactures autonomous mobile robots for material handling in healthcare, warehouses, and manufacturing. Its healthcare-focused logistics solutions overlap directly with Curabotics' product line and serve similar hospital customers.
• Aethon: Aethon's TUG autonomous mobile robot is one of the most deployed hospital delivery robots in the United States, handling medication, supply, and meal transport. It is a direct competitor to Curabotics in clinical logistics AMR with an established hospital installed base.

Others

• Geek+: Geek+ is a global AMR vendor with deployments across logistics, retail, and healthcare. While not a direct healthcare specialist, its broad AMR catalog and scale make it an adjacent reference point for the autonomous mobile robot market Curabotics operates in.
• Locus Robotics: Locus Robotics is a leader in warehouse AMR with similar underlying autonomous navigation technology to Curabotics. While primarily focused on e-commerce/warehouse fulfillment, Locus represents the broader commercial AMR market and validates the underlying technology category.
• 6 River Systems: 6 River Systems, part of Shopify, provides AMR solutions for warehouse fulfillment using similar navigation and sensor technology. It is an adjacent peer illustrating the broader commercial AMR category rather than a direct healthcare competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Fetch Robotics: Fetch Robotics provides autonomous mobile robots for warehousing, manufacturing, and light healthcare logistics. While broader than Curabotics' healthcare-only focus, Fetch overlaps in AMR technology and sensor/mapping navigation capabilities.
• Omron Automation: Omron is a large industrial automation incumbent with a portfolio of autonomous mobile robots used in manufacturing, warehousing, and increasingly healthcare-adjacent logistics. It competes for AMR budgets but is broader in scope than Curabotics' dedicated hospital focus.

Emerging players

• PAL Robotics: PAL Robotics develops service and humanoid robots with deployments in healthcare and research settings. While its product line is broader than Curabotics', it represents an emerging competitor in healthcare-adjacent service robotics.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/curabotics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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