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 Barnsley, UK[OPERATIONAL]
Barnsley, UK · Apr 8, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom · Jun 1, 2024 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Leeds, UK[OPERATIONAL]
Leeds, UK · Nov 30, 2022 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Cambridge, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Cambridge, United Kingdom · May 1, 2022 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Northampton, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Northampton, United Kingdom · Nov 25, 2020 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Bedford, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Bedford, United Kingdom · Jan 1, 2020 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Germany (multiple cities)[OPERATIONAL]
Germany (multiple cities) · Jan 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Helsinki, Finland[OPERATIONAL]
Helsinki, Finland · Jan 1, 2020 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Tallinn, Estonia[OPERATIONAL]
Tallinn, Estonia · Jan 1, 2016 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Milton Keynes, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom · Jan 1, 2018 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (University of New Mexico)[OPERATIONAL]
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (University of New Mexico) · Aug 1, 2024 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Corvallis, Oregon, USA (Oregon State University)[OPERATIONAL]
Corvallis, Oregon, USA (Oregon State University) · Jan 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Fairfax, Virginia, USA (George Mason University)[OPERATIONAL]
Fairfax, Virginia, USA (George Mason University) · Jan 1, 2019 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Barnsley, UK[OPERATIONAL]
Barnsley, UK · Apr 8, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
Details - Starship Bot at Arlington[OPERATIONAL]
Arlington · Feb 1, 2020 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot
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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]- 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]- New York imposes a temporary statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers (Executive Order 62)[in effect]
New York · operational restriction
Inspect filing - New York Legislature passes a one-year permitting moratorium on large data centers, awaiting the Governor's signature[in effect]
New York · operational restriction
Inspect filing - San Francisco Public Works Code Sec. 794: autonomous delivery device permit program[in effect]
San Francisco · permit
Inspect filing - BIS Oct 7 2022 export controls on advanced AI chips to China[in effect]
United States (BIS) · operational restriction
Inspect filing - West Hollywood makes its sidewalk delivery-robot program permanent, with a per-device road-user fee[in effect]
West Hollywood · permit
Inspect filing
AI Foundations & Model Brains
[1 Stacks]- Avride ADS[Verified Stack]
Powers: Avride delivery robot, Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5)