Stanford Chariot

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Stanford Chariot

We develop immersive technology to ease pediatric anxiety, reduce pain, and boost patient wellbeing.

MISSION
Smarter technology, greater care
The Stanford Chariot Program combines expert medical care and translational research to capture our pediatric patients’ imaginations, so that a trip to the doctor’s office can feel as fun as blasting off into space. Our innovative, immersive technologies ease patients’ pain and stress, encourage rehabilitation, and enhance education to restore a child’s sense of normalcy at Stanford Children’s Health and other hospitals around the world.

09/24/2025

Waking up our robot dogs for another day full of patient play!
🤖🐶♥️

09/23/2025

922 shots ✅
Smiles all around 🤩
VR games + robot dogs = no tears 🐔🎮🤖

Healthy kids, happy memories ❤️

09/10/2025

Cheering on our courageous patient! 🐧

08/08/2025

🏥🤖 Today is Sports Day at Stanford Children’s. Let the games begin! 🏅🎮

⚽ Goal! Our robot dogs have patients kicking off recovery.
🏀 Virtual reality helps patients rebound faster—because every shot counts.
🎳 And yes, we’re bowled over by our patients’ sportsmanship!

We feel so lucky to work alongside these incredible patients—cheering them on and being part of their all-star team. 💪❤️

08/05/2025

Chariot Summer Research Fellows grew super close this summer. We will miss them!

07/01/2025

The Stanford Chariot Program Summer Fellows are here and They.Are.Awesome.

06/13/2025

We’re warming up for the Summer Scamper on June 21! Join our team! We are excited to run and fundraise for the Stanford Chariot Program. Registration link in bio.

Your gifts support our research and bring VR tech for pain and anxiety relief to more patients. Thank you!

06/10/2025

🥊 Who would win? Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality for medical training. In the latest issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Thomas Caruso MD PhD and Asheen Rama MD step into a Pro-Con showdown.

Spoiler alert: AR comes out swinging—but VR puts up a solid fight.

Check out the infographic for a play-by-play on which immersive tech delivers the biggest punch in medical education.

05/14/2025

We often say technology is the future of medicine—but the real future lies in the hands of our medical students. Medical students on the Chariot team take part in every step of our research. We are lucky to have them working on our team, and feel proud to be part of their professional journey.

Congratulations to Samuel Castro, Annelisse Cuellar-Montes, Emily He, and Dina Sheira who presented Chariot research at the 40th annual Stanford Medical Student Research Symposium!

03/25/2025

🌺Aloha from the IARS and SOCCA Annual Meeting, where we gained valuable insights from our anesthesia colleagues on the latest clinical research in the field!

Thank you to the International Anesthesia Research Society and Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists – SOCCA for the opportunity to share our work on how technology can support patients and medical education.

03/06/2025

🥳🤠Hat’s off to our hospital friends for rocking the silliest hats today! ⛑️🧢👒 It is Wacky Hat Day at the hospital and we spy wild tigers, peppy penguins, and far out astronauts. Let’s keep the head turning and the giggles rolling! 🐧🤪

01/29/2025

📢 Shoutout to our amazing research assistants who are out in the field, working hard to collect data and improve patient care! 💪📊 Their dedication helps us better understand how kids feel during medical procedures—so we can make hospital visits less stressful and more comfortable for our young patients. 🏥✨ Keep up the great work, team! 👏👏

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Palo Alto, CA

Website

http://chariot.stanford.edu/

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