Diligent Robotics Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

• The World Economic Forum announced its selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2021 - companies that are shaping industries from healthcare to retail and many more.
• This year’s cohort includes representation from 26 economies on six continents with reach far beyond traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley.
• Diligent Robotics, who builds robots with ever-evolving mobile manipulation, social intelligence, and human-guided learning capabilities made it to the selection for its contributions in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence.
• The full list of Technology Pioneers can be viewed

Diligent Robotics, a company based in Austin, TX that was founded in 2017, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers.” Diligent Robotics, led by two female founders, is the creator of Moxi, the first robot teammate in the field today who works across health systems to help the care teams improve operational efficiency so that they have more time for patient care and can practice at the top of their license.

The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised to have a significant impact on business and society.

With their selection as a Technology Pioneer, CEO Andrea Thomaz of Diligent Robotics will be invited to participate at World Economic Forum activities, events and discussions throughout the year. Diligent Robotics will also contribute to Forum initiatives over the next two years, working with global leaders to help address key industry and societal issues.

“We’re excited to welcome Diligent Robotics to our 2021 cohort of Technology Pioneers,” says Susan Nesbitt, Head of the Global Innovators Community, World Economic Forum. “Diligent Robotics and its fellow pioneers are developing technologies that can help society solve some of its most pressing issues. We look forward to their contribution to the World Economic Forum in its commitment to improving the state of the world.”

“The world is changing fast and the adoption of robotics and artificial intelligence in our daily lives and jobs is increasing,” said Andrea Thomaz, Diligent Robotics. “We are excited to be recognized as a pioneer by the World Economic Forum and look forward to the collaboration with other companies to improve the lives of people around the world and continue the discussion of the changing definition of work.”

For the first time in the community’s history, over 30% of the cohort are led by women. The firms also come from regions all around the world, extending their community far beyond Silicon Valley. This year’s cohort includes start-ups from 26 countries, with UAE, El Salvador, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe represented for the first time.

The diversity of these companies extends to their innovations as well. 2021 Tech Pioneer firms are shaping the future by advancing technologies such as AI, IoT, robotics, blockchain, biotechnology and many more. The full list of Technology Pioneers can be found here.

Technology Pioneers have been selected based on the community’s selection criteria, which includes innovation, impact and leadership as well as the company’s relevance with the World Economic Forum’s Platforms.

All info on this year’s Technology Pioneers can be found here: wef.ch/techpioneers21

More information on past winners, information on the community and the application link can be found here.

About Diligent Robotics

Diligent Robotics is an Austin-based A.I. company that created Moxi, a hospital robot assistant that helps the care team with routine, non-patient-facing tasks so they have more time for patient care, and hospitals save money on staff burnout and turnover costs. Moxi has been successfully deployed in several US hospitals and focuses on fetch and deliver tasks for frontline clinicians. As a company founded by social robotics experts, Diligent is proud to be at the forefront of creating robots that incorporate mobile manipulation, social intelligence and human-guided learning capabilities. For more information, see: www.diligentrobots.com.

About World Economic Forum: The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. (www.weforum.org).

About the Technology Pioneers

The World Economic Forum believes that innovation is critical to the future well-being of society and to driving economic growth. Launched in 2000, the Technology Pioneer community is composed of early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the design, development and deployment of new technologies and innovations, and are poised to have a significant impact on business and society.

The World Economic Forum provides the Technology Pioneers community with a platform to engage with the public- and private-sector leaders and to contribute new solutions to overcome the current crisis and build future resiliency.