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]- Avride delivery robot at Bowling Green, Ohio, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Bowling Green, Ohio, USA · Jun 1, 2024 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Tucson, Arizona, USA (U of A)[OPERATIONAL]
Tucson, Arizona, USA (U of A) · Sep 16, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Columbus, Ohio, USA (OSU)[OPERATIONAL]
Columbus, Ohio, USA (OSU) · Jan 30, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Tokyo, Japan (Harumi)[OPERATIONAL]
Tokyo, Japan (Harumi) · Feb 27, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Jersey City, New Jersey, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA · Feb 13, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Dubai Silicon Oasis, UAE[OPERATIONAL]
Dubai Silicon Oasis, UAE · Feb 1, 2023 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Gwangju, South Korea (GIST campus)[OPERATIONAL]
Gwangju, South Korea (GIST campus) · Jan 1, 2023 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Dallas, Texas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Dallas, Texas, USA · Dec 1, 2024 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Austin, Texas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Austin, Texas, USA · Oct 1, 2024 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Arlington, Virginia, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Arlington, Virginia, USA · Jun 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Moscow, Russia[OPERATIONAL]
Moscow, Russia · Jan 1, 2020 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Jersey City[OPERATIONAL]
Jersey City · Feb 1, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Ohio State University[OPERATIONAL]
Ohio State University · Jan 1, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Beastro at Israel, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
Israel, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · Kitchen Robotics · Beastro
Details - Beastro at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Kitchen Robotics · Beastro
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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]- Serve Robotics delivery robot crashes into Chicago bus shelter shattering glass[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Mar 24, 2026 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · West Hollywood
Details - Serve Robotics delivery robot 'Nasir' shattered a CTA bus shelter in Chicago's West Town[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Mar 22, 2026 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · West Hollywood
Details - Serve Robotics delivery robot crashes through CTA bus shelter glass in West Town Chicago[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Mar 22, 2026 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · Chicago
Details - Serve Robotics delivery robot and mobility-scooter user involved in sidewalk encounter, West Hollywood (Sept 2025)[OTHER]
Sep 12, 2025 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · West Hollywood
Details - Avride delivery robot collides with bicyclist in Jersey City bike lane[INJURY]
Avride
Details - Avride delivery robot collided with cyclist in Jersey City bike lane, causing concussion and broken clavicle[INJURY]
Avride
Details - Avride delivery robot struck a cyclist in Jersey City, who suffered a broken clavicle and concussion[INJURY]
Oct 22, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Jersey City
Details - NHTSA opened an investigation into Avride after 16 robotaxi crashes in Dallas and Austin[REGULATORY ACTION]
May 6, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - NHTSA opens investigation into Avride after 16 crashes in Dallas and Austin[REGULATORY ACTION]
May 8, 2026 · Avride · Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5) · Austin
Details - ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-11278)[COLLISION]
Jun 1, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-13139)[COLLISION]
Sep 1, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-13154)[COLLISION]
Oct 1, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-13438)[COLLISION]
Nov 1, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-13439)[COLLISION]
Nov 1, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-13440)[COLLISION]
Nov 1, 2025 · 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)