Objective To analyze based on Kano model the characteristics of clinical nurses′ demand for nursing robot application scenarios, and to provide basis for the research and design of nursing robots in the later stage. Methods Convenience sampling method was used to investigate 978 clinical nurses from 21 provinces and cities with a self-developed questionnaire.The survey contents included the extent of nurses′ understanding and preference of nursing robots, related technical ethical risks, and the application scenarios demand of nursing robots based on Kano model. Results Among the murses, 69.53% had heard about the use of nursing robots in hospitals, 85.17% expected robots to participate in auxiliary nursing activities in the future, and 74.34% paid more attention to the difficulty level of operating nursing robots.On the whole, nurses were neutral on the potential technical ethical risk of nursing robots.Among 32 scenarios, 4(spare bed laying, ground/air disinfection, ward entrance identification and goods transport) had the expected attributes, and were ranked first in importance and needed to be researched and developed first.The rest 28 scenarios had attractive attributes, among which the top five were turning over and moving on the bed, setting reminders, diagnostic tests notification, ward patrol and bed and chair transfer. Conclusion Nurses have a positive attitude towards the clinical use of nursing robots,and they are more inclined to delegate the indirect tasks with high degree of repetition, high labor intensity and low technical content to robots.They also expect to improve the safety and practicality of nursing robots in clinical work.