About this episode

The episode features a discussion with David Crabb, MD about the impact of autonomous robots on hospital logistics and the emergency department.

In Episode 18 of the STAT AI Podcast, we sit down with David Crabb, MD—emergency physician, clinical informaticist, and CEO/founder of Rovex to explore how autonomous robots are reshaping hospital logistics and patient transport. We dive into how robotics can transform the emergency department, the Rovex concept and design process, and what it really takes for an EM physician to step into the startup world as a founder and CEO. An inspiring, future-focused conversation you won’t want to miss....

People in this episode

Hosts: Ethan Abbott, DJ Apakama

Guest: David Crabb, MD

Topics covered

• autonomous robots
• hospital logistics
• patient transport
• emergency department
• startup world
• clinical informatics

Keywords

• autonomous robots
• hospital logistics
• patient transport
• emergency medicine
• clinical informatics
• startup
• Rovex

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rovex

More episodes of STAT AI: An Emergency Medicine Podcast

• EP21 SAEM Hackathon Special with Arwen Declan, MD,PhD and Drew Birrenkott, MD, DPhil · April 2, 2026 · 40 min
• EP20 Michael Prats, MD and Sean Sethi, DO · March 19, 2026 · 1h 6m
• EP19 Resa Lewiss, MD · February 6, 2026 · 1h 7m
• EP17 Zaid Altawil, MD, and Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA, FACEP Emergency Medicine Innovation Collaborative (EMIC) · November 5, 2025 · 1h 3m
• EP16 Fei Wang, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College · October 12, 2025 · 58 min
• EP15 Andrew Taylor, MD, MHS University of Virginia Emergency Medicine · September 2, 2025 · 49 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the STAT AI: An Emergency Medicine Podcast podcast page.