Sidewalk delivery
Autonomous pedestrian-path rovers, last-mile food and parcel delivery fleets, and municipal sidewalk right-of-way operating authorities.
Active Deployments
[241 Recorded]- Starship Bot at Fairfax[OPERATIONAL]
Fairfax · Apr 17, 2020 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA[OPERATIONAL]
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA · Jan 22, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Arizona State University (Tempe)[OPERATIONAL]
Arizona State University (Tempe) · Jan 1, 2022 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at UNC Charlotte[OPERATIONAL]
UNC Charlotte · Jan 1, 2023 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Chicago, Illinois, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Chicago, Illinois, USA · Aug 10, 2021 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Wichita State University[OPERATIONAL]
Wichita State University · Aug 1, 2023 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Bowling Green State University[OPERATIONAL]
Bowling Green State University · Jan 1, 2020 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at University of Wisconsin-Madison[OPERATIONAL]
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Nov 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Delivery Robot at Cambridge, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Jan 1, 2022 · Starship Technologies · Starship Delivery Robot
Details - Starship Delivery Robot at Hamburg, Germany[OPERATIONAL]
Hamburg, Germany · Jan 1, 2021 · Starship Technologies · Starship Delivery Robot
Details - Starship Delivery Robot at Tallinn, Estonia[OPERATIONAL]
Tallinn, Estonia · Jan 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Delivery Robot
Details - Starship Delivery Robot at Prague, Czechia[OPERATIONAL]
Prague, Czechia · Jan 1, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Delivery Robot
Details - Starship Delivery Robot at Leeds, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Leeds, United Kingdom · Dec 1, 2025 · Starship Technologies · Starship Delivery Robot
Details - Starship Delivery Robot at Sheffield, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Sheffield, United Kingdom · Jan 1, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Delivery Robot
Details - Starship Delivery Robot at Barnsley, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Barnsley, United Kingdom · Apr 1, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Delivery Robot
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[74 Indexed]- JD Autonomous Delivery Robot[PRODUCTION][2020–2025]
Level 4 autonomous delivery robot for last-mile package delivery.
JD Logistics · sidewalk-delivery · 3 deployments
View spec - Neubie[PRODUCTION][2022–2024]
Lidar-free autonomous sidewalk delivery and patrol robot using multi-camera V-SLAM navigation.
Neubility · sidewalk-delivery · 3 deployments
View spec - Meituan Autonomous Delivery Vehicle[PRODUCTION][2020–2024]
Street-legal autonomous delivery vehicle for food and local commerce.
Meituan · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Starship Bot[COMMERCIAL][2016–2026]
Starship Bot is the six-wheeled autonomous sidewalk delivery robot of Starship Technologies, founded in 2014 by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla, who is also chief executive, and Janus Friis, with headquarters in San Francisco and engineering hubs in Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki, Finland.
Starship Technologies · sidewalk-delivery · 41 deployments
View spec - Serve Gen 3[COMMERCIAL][2024–2026]
Serve Gen 3 is the third-generation autonomous sidewalk delivery robot of Serve Robotics, a public company listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker SERV, and is recorded in the sidewalk form factor as the public-company counterpoint to privately held delivery peers, since its SEC-disclosed quarterly filings give it stronger verification depth.
Serve Robotics · sidewalk-delivery · 29 deployments
View spec - Avride delivery robot[COMMERCIAL][2020–2026]
Avride's autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, evolved from the Yandex rover platform.
Avride · sidewalk-delivery · 18 deployments
View spec - Kiwibot 4.0[COMMERCIAL][2017–2025]
Fourth-generation Kiwibot sidewalk delivery robot.
Kiwibot · sidewalk-delivery · 16 deployments
View spec - Coco Bot[COMMERCIAL][2024–2025]
Coco's flagship sidewalk delivery robot.
Coco Robotics · sidewalk-delivery · 12 deployments
View spec - Serve Robot[COMMERCIAL][2022–2025]
Level 4 autonomous sidewalk delivery robot for last-mile food delivery via Uber Eats.
Serve Robotics · sidewalk-delivery · 4 deployments
View spec - Dax ADA[COMMERCIAL][2025–2026]
The Dax ADA is an autonomous sidewalk accessibility assessment robot that uses centimeter-accurate RTK GPS and laser suites to generate PROWAG-grade sidewalk inventories.
Daxbot · sidewalk-delivery · 7 deployments
View spec - Cartken Courier[COMMERCIAL][2022–2024]
Cartken (Oakland, California; founded 2019 by ex-Google engineers from the Bookbot project, led by CEO Christian Bersch; about $22.5 million raised from investors including Magna International, Shell Ventures, and Mitsubishi Electric) makes six-wheeled autonomous sidewalk delivery robots.
Cartken · sidewalk-delivery · 6 deployments
View spec - Coco Delivery Robot[COMMERCIAL][2020–2026]
Coco's sidewalk delivery robot for last-mile restaurant and grocery delivery, remotely supervised by human operators.
Coco Robotics · sidewalk-delivery · 6 deployments
View spec - YAPE[COMMERCIAL][2017–2022]
YAPE is a two-wheeled, self-balancing autonomous last-mile delivery robot developed by Italian company Yapemobility, a spin-off of the e-Novia venture studio.
Yape · sidewalk-delivery · 3 deployments
View spec - Amazon Scout[COMMERCIAL][2019–2024]
Amazon Scout was Amazon's six-wheeled, cooler-sized autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, the canonical sidewalk-delivery wind-down datapoint.
Amazon · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Circus Autonomous Kitchen System[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Autonomous food preparation and delivery system.
Circus Group · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[108 Logged]- FAA grants DoorDash Part 135 air carrier certification for DoorDash Air drone delivery[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 29, 2026 · DoorDash · Dot · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Details - Autonomous delivery robot crashed into Chicago CTA bus shelter[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Jul 26, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot · Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom
Details - Starship delivery robot strikes ASU employee on campus, lawsuit filed[INJURY]
Jul 25, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot · Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom
Details - Woman sues Starship after delivery robot knocked her down, causing spinal fracture[INJURY]
Jul 25, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot · Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom
Details - DDOT issues sidewalk robot permits to Serve Robotics and Coco Robotics for food delivery in Washington DC[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 16, 2026 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · West Hollywood
Details - Trudy Perez sues Starship Technologies over 2023 ASU delivery robot collision that caused spinal fracture and permanent injury[OTHER]
Jul 14, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot · Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom
Details - Avride delivery rover crashed into parked car in Moscow and fled the scene, first recorded delivery robot hit-and-run[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Jul 7, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - Avride delivery rover crashed into parked car in Moscow and fled the scene — first recorded delivery robot hit-and-run[COLLISION]
Jul 7, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - Georgia HB 986 takes effect July 1, 2026 - delivery robot sidewalk speed raised to 7 mph[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 1, 2026 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · West Hollywood
Details - DoorDash delivery robot 'Dot' rolled into an active Chandler Arizona SWAT crime scene and refused to leave, forcing police to call a DoorDash technician to remove it[TRAFFIC DISRUPTION]
Jun 15, 2026 · DoorDash · Dot · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Details - Coco delivery robot goes rogue, uproots garden and causes property damage at LA home[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Jun 15, 2026 · Coco Robotics · Coco Bot · West Hollywood
Details - Daxbot sidewalk robot struck by vehicle in Tyler Texas[COLLISION]
Jun 12, 2026 · Daxbot · Dax Security · United States (multiple hotel chains)
Details - Daxbot sidewalk robot destroyed by truck in Tyler, TX 24 hours after deployment[COLLISION]
Jun 11, 2026 · Daxbot · Dax Security · United States (multiple hotel chains)
Details - New Jersey cyclist sues after delivery robot hit-and-run leaves him with broken shoulder and head injury[INJURY]
May 11, 2026 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · West Hollywood
Details - Jersey City cyclist injured when Avride delivery robot drove into bike lane[INJURY]
May 11, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
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Active Manufacturers & Operators
[38 Tracked]- Robomart
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $6M
Inspect - Circus Group
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Delivers AI
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $4M
Inspect - iDriverPlus
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Kitchen Robotics
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $6M
Inspect - Meituan
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Neolix Technologies
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $79M
Inspect - Nourish + Bloom
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Ottonomy
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $3M
Inspect - QuikBot Technologies
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - White Rhino
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $70M
Inspect - Yango Delivery
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Refraction AI
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $4M
Inspect - Yandex
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 1 deployments
Inspect - Deutsche Post
[PRIVATE] · 1 models
Inspect
Regulatory Policies & Safety Standards
[50 Filings]- Pennsylvania SB 1199: Personal Delivery Devices classified as pedestrians[in effect]
Pennsylvania · registration
Inspect filing - ERCOT opens a fast-track grid-connection path for large flexible loads (Batch Zero and PCLR)[in effect]
Texas · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Texas pauses new data-center grid connections pending a statewide PUCT and ERCOT audit[in effect]
Texas · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Texas personal delivery device law (Tex. Transp. Code Ch. 552A)[in effect]
Texas · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Utah personal delivery device law (Utah Code 41-6a-1119)[in effect]
Utah · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Arlington VA PDD Pilot Program: Avride Delivery Robot Sidewalk Operations[in effect]
Virginia · permit
Inspect filing - Virginia Governor Spanberger signs Executive Order 22: state agencies barred from NDAs on data center projects[in effect]
Virginia · other
Inspect filing - Virginia personal delivery device law (Va. Code 46.2-908.1:1)[in effect]
Virginia · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Washington State Personal Delivery Device regulations[in effect]
Washington State · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices[in effect]
Kirkland · operational restriction
Inspect filing - DC DDOT Issues Additional Permits for Personal Delivery Devices[in effect]
Washington, D.C. · permit
Inspect filing - Washington, D.C. Law 22-137: Personal Delivery Device Act of 2018 (permanent PDD program)[in effect]
Washington, D.C. · permit
Inspect filing - Wisconsin personal delivery device law (2017 Wisconsin Act 13)[in effect]
Wisconsin · operational restriction
Inspect filing - EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)[in effect]
European Union · other
Inspect filing - South Korea Intelligent Robots Act (2023 amendment; outdoor/sidewalk robots, Act No. 19412)[in effect]
South Korea · operational restriction
Inspect filing
AI Foundations & Model Brains
[1 Stacks]- Avride ADS[Verified Stack]
Powers: Avride delivery robot, Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5)