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 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · Jun 1, 2024 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Greensboro, North Carolina, USA (NC A&T)[OPERATIONAL]
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA (NC A&T) · Jun 1, 2024 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Boise, Idaho, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Boise, Idaho, USA · Aug 24, 2023 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Wichita, Kansas, USA (WSU)[OPERATIONAL]
Wichita, Kansas, USA (WSU) · Aug 24, 2023 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Irvine, California, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Irvine, California, USA · Mar 4, 2020 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Richardson, Texas, USA (UT Dallas)[OPERATIONAL]
Richardson, Texas, USA (UT Dallas) · Dec 26, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Houston, Texas, USA (UH)[OPERATIONAL]
Houston, Texas, USA (UH) · Aug 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Madison, Wisconsin, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Madison, Wisconsin, USA · Aug 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA (JMU)[OPERATIONAL]
Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA (JMU) · Aug 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (Pitt)[OPERATIONAL]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (Pitt) · Aug 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Flagstaff, Arizona, USA (NAU)[OPERATIONAL]
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA (NAU) · Aug 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Bowling Green, Ohio, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Bowling Green, Ohio, USA · Feb 20, 2020 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Oxford, Mississippi, USA (Ole Miss)[OPERATIONAL]
Oxford, Mississippi, USA (Ole Miss) · Jan 1, 2020 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at West Lafayette, Indiana, USA (Purdue)[OPERATIONAL]
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA (Purdue) · Aug 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland[OPERATIONAL]
Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland · Jan 1, 2022 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[74 Indexed]- Ottobot[COMMERCIAL][2021–2023]
Ottonomy (founded 2020 by chief executive Ritukar Vijay; US-based in Brooklyn with manufacturing in India) makes the Ottobot, a Level-4 autonomous four-wheeled delivery robot whose differentiator is customizable modular cabins, in an industrial Ottobot 2.0 and a narrower Ottobot 3.0 for tight spaces such as hospital elevators, operating in airports, hospitals, and curbside last-mile settings.
Ottonomy · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - White Rhino Delivery Vehicle[COMMERCIAL][2024]
L4 autonomous driverless delivery vehicle for grocery and supermarket delivery in Chinese cities.
White Rhino · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Neolix X3[COMMERCIAL][2020–2024]
Autonomous sidewalk delivery vehicle with L4 autonomy.
Neolix Technologies · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Beastro[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Automated robotic cooking system for commercial kitchens.
Kitchen Robotics · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Kiwibot Delivery Robot[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Autonomous sidewalk delivery robot for campus food delivery, deployed at 30+ universities across the US.
Kiwibot · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Yandex Rover[COMMERCIAL][2020]
Autonomous sidewalk delivery robot for food and grocery delivery.
Yandex · sidewalk-delivery · 1 deployment
View spec - Dot[PILOT][2026]
DoorDash's first commercial autonomous delivery robot, built in-house by DoorDash Labs.
DoorDash · sidewalk-delivery · 3 deployments
View spec - Delivers AI robot (YEBO)[PILOT][2022]
Autonomous sidewalk delivery robot equipped with visual navigation, GPS positioning, cameras, and sensors for urban last-mile delivery.
Delivers AI · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - iDriverPlus Delivery Robot[PILOT][2024]
Autonomous delivery robot for last-mile delivery in Chinese urban environments.
iDriverPlus · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - QuikBot Delivery Robot[PILOT][2024]
Autonomous indoor/outdoor delivery robot with elevator integration, turnstile access, and building navigation for last-mile delivery in high-rise environments.
QuikBot Technologies · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Robomart RM5[PILOT][2024]
Level 4 autonomous electric delivery vehicle with 10 secure lockers, 500 lb payload, multi-retailer batching per run.
Robomart · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Nourish + Bloom Autonomous Store[PILOT][2024]
Checkout-free autonomous grocery store with robotic delivery via Daxbot robots.
Nourish + Bloom · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Yango Delivery Robot[PILOT][2024]
Purpose-built on-road lightweight electric robot with autonomous driving system for urban last-mile delivery, developed in partnership with Magna.
Yango Delivery · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Xiaomo Tuo[PILOT][2022]
Xiaomo Tuo is Haomo.AI's L4 autonomous delivery van designed for last-mile logistics.
Haomo.AI · sidewalk-delivery · 1 deployment
View spec - REV-1[PILOT][2020]
Refraction AI (founded 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan by University of Michigan professors Matthew Johnson-Roberson and Ram Vasudevan; about $4.2 million seed raised in 2021; now led by CEO Luke Schneider with teams in Ann Arbor and Austin, Texas) makes the REV-1, a distinctive three-wheeled delivery vehicle sized between a sidewalk bot and a car.
Refraction AI · sidewalk-delivery · 1 deployment
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[108 Logged]- ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14418)[COLLISION]
Mar 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14509)[COLLISION]
Mar 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14518)[COLLISION]
Mar 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14647)[COLLISION]
Apr 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14649)[COLLISION]
Mar 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14650)[COLLISION]
Mar 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14651)[COLLISION]
Mar 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14652)[COLLISION]
Mar 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14653)[COLLISION]
Mar 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14654)[COLLISION]
Mar 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14813)[COLLISION]
Apr 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14815)[COLLISION]
Apr 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14818)[COLLISION]
Apr 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Austin, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14871)[COLLISION]
Apr 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-14898)[COLLISION]
May 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
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Active Manufacturers & Operators
[38 Tracked]- Amazon
[PUBLIC] · 25 models · 25 deployments
Inspect - Starship Technologies
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 58 deployments · Funding: $50M
Inspect - Serve Robotics
[PUBLIC] · 3 models · 33 deployments · Funding: $247M
Inspect - Avride
[SUBSIDIARY] · 2 models · 23 deployments · Funding: $375M
Inspect - Coco Robotics
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 18 deployments · Funding: $160M
Inspect - Kiwibot
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 18 deployments · Funding: $23M
Inspect - Daxbot
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 11 deployments · Funding: $1M
Inspect - Cartken
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 6 deployments · Funding: $23M
Inspect - Also
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 5 deployments · Funding: $455M
Inspect - FedEx Corporation
[ACTIVE] · 3 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - DoorDash
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - JD Logistics
[SUBSIDIARY] · 1 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Neubility
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $41M
Inspect - Yape
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $3M
Inspect - Haomo.AI
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $215M
Inspect
Regulatory Policies & Safety Standards
[50 Filings]- ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robots[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - ANSI/RIA R15.06 - US industrial robot and robot-system safety (adoption of ISO 10218)[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - BIS AI Diffusion Framework (Jan 13 2025)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - BIS Oct 17 2023 tightening of AI chip export controls[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - FERC orders the six RTOs and ISOs to justify or reform large-load interconnection rules[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Arizona personal delivery device law (Ariz. Rev. Stat. 28-913)[in effect]
Arizona · operational restriction
Inspect filing - San Jose Developing Delivery Robot Regulations (2026)[proposed]
California · permit
Inspect filing - Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071)[in effect]
Florida · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Idaho personal delivery device law (Idaho Code 40-2305)[in effect]
Idaho · operational restriction
Inspect filing - North Carolina PDD Legislation: Personal Delivery Device Operation on Sidewalks and Crosswalks[in effect]
North Carolina · permit
Inspect filing - North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.)[in effect]
North Carolina · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Ohio personal delivery device law (Ohio Rev. Code 4511.513)[in effect]
Ohio · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices[in effect]
Pennsylvania · permit
Inspect filing
AI Foundations & Model Brains
[1 Stacks]- Avride ADS[Verified Stack]
Powers: Avride delivery robot, Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5)