Zebra Technologies Teams with Aiva Health to Embed Voice‑Enabled Nurse Assistant in New Wearable Badge

Zebra Technologies announced a partnership with Aiva Health that will embed Aiva’s voice‑powered Nurse Assistant into Zebra’s HC20 and HC50 mobile computers and the newly launched WS101‑H wearable badge. The integration will allow nurses to perform routine tasks, retrieve information, and communicate hands‑free, thereby improving workflow efficiency in hospitals.

The deal is a key milestone in Zebra’s “Orchestrated Care” strategy, which seeks to provide intelligent visibility, empower teams, and optimize healthcare operations. By adding a voice‑enabled AI assistant, Zebra moves beyond its traditional hardware focus and positions itself in the rapidly expanding AI‑enabled frontline care market, projected to reach hundreds of billions of dollars by 2030.

For nurses, the assistant can execute voice‑activated commands, pull up patient data, and interact with major electronic health record systems such as Epic and Cerner. This hands‑free capability reduces administrative burden, allowing staff to spend more time on direct patient care and less time on paperwork. The partnership also leverages Aiva’s expertise in natural language processing, giving Zebra a differentiated product that can be deployed across its existing hardware ecosystem.

Bill Burns, CEO of Zebra, has highlighted the company’s focus on delivering innovative solutions and advancing its industry leadership through digitizing and automating workflows. Kassaundra McKnight‑Young, Zebra’s Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, emphasized the mission to empower nurses with technology that lets them focus on caring for patients. Sumeet Bhatia, founder and CEO of Aiva, noted that the collaboration aims to reduce administrative burden on nurses while improving patient experience and cutting costs.

The partnership reflects broader industry trends toward AI in healthcare and Zebra’s strategic pivot away from legacy robotics automation toward software‑enabled solutions. The move follows the company’s 2025 divestiture of its robotics automation business and the acquisition of Elo Touch, underscoring a sharpened focus on high‑growth, high‑margin AI and data‑centric offerings.”,

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