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 Delivery Robot at Barnsley, UK[OPERATIONAL]
Barnsley, UK · Apr 1, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Delivery Robot
Details - Starship Delivery Robot at Washington, D.C.[OPERATIONAL]
Washington, D.C. · Jul 15, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Delivery Robot
Details - White Rhino Delivery Vehicle at China, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
China, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · White Rhino · White Rhino Delivery Vehicle
Details - White Rhino Delivery Vehicle at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · White Rhino · White Rhino Delivery Vehicle
Details - Yandex Rover at Moscow, Russia[OPERATIONAL]
Moscow, Russia · Dec 9, 2020 · Yandex · Yandex Rover
Details - Yango Delivery Robot at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · Yango Delivery · Yango Delivery Robot
Details - Yango Delivery Robot at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Yango Delivery · Yango Delivery Robot
Details - YAPE at Milan[OPERATIONAL]
Milan · Dec 1, 2017 · Yape · YAPE
Details - Also Autonomous Delivery Vehicle at Phoenix, Arizona, USA[PILOT]
Phoenix, Arizona, USA · Mar 31, 2026 · Also · Also Autonomous Delivery Vehicle
Details - Avride delivery robot at Seoul, South Korea (Gangnam)[PILOT]
Seoul, South Korea (Gangnam) · Sep 1, 2024 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Avride delivery robot at Dubai, United Arab Emirates[PILOT]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Jun 1, 2025 · Avride · Avride delivery robot
Details - Delivers AI robot (YEBO) at Madrid[PILOT]
Madrid · Jan 1, 2022 · Delivers AI · Delivers AI robot (YEBO)
Details - Dot at Fremont, California, USA[PILOT]
Fremont, California, USA · Mar 5, 2026 · DoorDash · Dot
Details - Kiwibot 4.0 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (UBC)[PILOT]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (UBC) · Sep 3, 2025 · Kiwibot · Kiwibot 4.0
Details - Kiwibot 4.0 at Sacramento, California, USA[PILOT]
Sacramento, California, USA · Aug 21, 2019 · Kiwibot · Kiwibot 4.0
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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]- Avride Uber Eats delivery robot struck by truck while crossing against a stop signal in Philadelphia, continued with dislodged wheel[COLLISION]
May 6, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - ADS crash report in Dallas, TX involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 31101-15189)[COLLISION]
May 1, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone crashes into residential garden in Darlington, UK, prompting AAIB investigation[COLLISION]
Jul 29, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone clips and severs an internet cable in Waco, Texas, prompting an FAA probe[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Nov 18, 2025 · Amazon · Amazon Prime Air MK30 · Hazel Park, Michigan, USA
Details - Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones crashed within minutes at an Oregon test site[MALFUNCTION]
Dec 16, 2024 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Amazon MK30 delivery drone struck an apartment building in Richardson, Texas; backyard grass fire[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Feb 15, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Amazon Prime Air drone drops package into Texas backyard pool[MALFUNCTION]
Aug 18, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Two Amazon MK30 drones struck the same construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona[COLLISION]
Oct 1, 2025 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Amazon MK30 delivery drone clipped an internet cable in Waco, Texas; FAA probe[MALFUNCTION]
Nov 25, 2025 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Automated palletizer punctured a bear-spray can at an Amazon warehouse, hospitalizing two dozen workers (2018)[INJURY]
Dec 5, 2018 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - FAA signs nationwide Finding of No Significant Impact for Part 135 drone delivery, replacing market-by-market environmental reviews[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 28, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Amazon Fulfillment Center (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 1, 2024 · Amazon · Industrial Robot / Workcell · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA
Details - Serve Robotics delivery robot collides with man with cerebral palsy on mobility scooter in West Hollywood[COLLISION]
Sep 25, 2025 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · West Hollywood
Details - Serve Robotics delivery robot crashes through CTA bus shelter in Chicago[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Mar 15, 2026 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · West Hollywood
Details - Serve Robotics delivery robot crashed through glass CTA bus shelter in Chicago West Town[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Mar 22, 2026 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · West Hollywood
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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
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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)