Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 80.21
June 19, 2024
Making Delivery What It Should Be Ottonomy said it creates autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that can help businesses with staffing shortages for retail and restaurant industries. Its fully-autonomous Ottobots can deliver food and beverages, groceries, and packages for indoor and outdoor applications including curbside delivery, first mile, last mile, airports, malls, casions, and intralogistics across large industrial manufacturing campuses. Ottonomy robots are available on a robotics as a service (RaaS) model. The company said its business customers get access to a quicker, safer, and more economical delivery option as compared to traditional third party delivery services. Above all, Ottonomy said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 60.05
January 05, 2022
At the international Consumer Electronics Show today, Ottonomy Inc. showed its Ottobots, delivery robots for both indoor and outdoor environments. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company has been developing the autonomous mobile robots for the restaurant and retail industries. “We are excited to unveil Ottobots at our first CES,” said Ritukar Vijay, CEO of Ottonomy. “The pandemic has provided Ottobots a catalyst enabling a series of partnerships that allowed us to launch fully autonomous delivery for indoor deliveries, curbside deliveries, and last-mile deliveries.” Ottonomy said its robots can provide contactless deliveries through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. The company is backed by…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 58.64
April 27, 2022
Ottonomy Inc. yesterday announced at AUVSI Xponential 2022 that its robots can autonomously navigate in both indoor and outdoor environments. It claimed that it is one of the first companies whose robots can do so without human assistance. “Ottobots have been in pilots with retailers and restaurants across North America,” said Ritukar Vijay, co-founder and CEO of Ottonomy.io. “Our multiple trials have highlighted that the robots can safely navigate in crowded and populated indoor environments and outdoors on varying terrains and weather conditions.” “Now, we are looking forward to a global expansion, with trials at multiple locations spread across the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 52.94
January 04, 2023
…in Las Vegas this week, other robots are emerging. Ottonomy Inc. today showed Ottobot Yeti, which it claimed is “the first fully autonomous unattended delivery robot on the market.” Thanks to technological advances, Research and Markets predicted that the global market for autonomous last-mile deliveries could expand from $14.13 billion in 2021 to $47.69 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.8%. Forbes cited such deliveries as a transportation trend for 2023. Ottonomy said it developed Ottobot to work both indoors and outdoors and to help retailers and restaurants with staffing shortages. The new robot is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 48.80
December 19, 2021
…holiday season, you could see service robots in action. Ottonomy Inc. last week announced that a fleet of its Ottobot delivery robots is now available at CVG. The company claimed that it is the first fully autonomous delivery of food, beverage, and lifestyle products in an airport environment. “This launch is a testament to CVG's commitment to innovation and customer experience,” stated Ritukar Vijay, co-founder and CEO of Ottonomy. “We are able to provide a safe and secure experience through our Ottobots, executing automated contactless deliveries of food and beverage and retail products. COVID-19 has changed the way we all…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 43.29
August 02, 2022
Ottonomy Inc. today said it has closed its $3.3 million seed funding round and announced Ottobot 2.0, the latest version of its autonomous delivery robot. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company said it plans to scale up its deployments of Ottobot in airports, retail stores, and restaurants. “The team and I have been deeply vested into autonomous driving for more than a decade,” stated Ritukar Vijay, co-founder and CEO of Ottonomy.IO. “We believe fully autonomous delivery robots are not only a precursor to autonomous vehicle proliferation, but are [also] solving today’s biggest challenges like the labor shortage, enabling staff to do…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 42.04
June 02, 2023
…travelers. ADR Ventures yesterday announced its initial investment in Ottonomy Inc., which has developed autonomous mobile robots for contactless deliveries. Ottonomy recently demonstrated a successful proof of concept during an accelerator program in the Innovation Hub at Rome's Fiumicino International Airport. “We are honored to continue to work with ADR Ventures and the Innovation Hub to further the impact and convenience in the airport environment using technology,” stated Ritukar Vijay, CEO of Ottonomy, in a press release. “ADR is truly committed to being a leader in innovation and bringing excellence and new experience to its customers,” he added. “The partnership…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.12
December 06, 2021
…focusing on indoor deliveries and others on outdoor operations, Ottonomy Inc. is testing robots for retail and food delivery in both environments. Santa Monica, Calif.-based Ottonomy said its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) use proprietary contextual navigation software that enables them to navigate both indoors and outdoors. The robots also include multi-layered safety protocols to facilitate safe navigation in crowded spaces such as sidewalks and airports. The company claimed that its systems, which are available through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model, can contribute to sustainability and scalability goals. Ottonomy last month partnered with Los Angeles-based CraveUp so that consumers could use CraveUp's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 33.90
November 28, 2022
…but what about other links in the supply chain? Ottonomy Inc. is applying robots to multiple stages and is working with partners to grow its global presence. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company has developed mobile robots that can work both indoors and outdoors. After starting with the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) last year, Ottobot rolled out at CES. Ottonomy later demonstrated its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) offering at AUVSI Xponential. In addition, Ottonomy this month said it is collaborating with Posten Norge AS and Holo for “first-mile” autonomous deliveries for intralogistics pickups in Norway. Robotics 24/7 spoke with Ritukar Vijay, co-founder…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 26.37
June 25, 2024
…on robotic deployments. In this Special Focus Issue Working alogside Scythe Robotics autonomous mowers PIT's xBridge innovation center helps Ottonomy evaluate use cases Flexibility, scalability at the 'Hub' of Locus Robotics' offerings Robust.AI raises the bar with Grace fleet management software, Carter robot ... And more
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.75
June 20, 2024
…aviation as a potential market. That company is called Ottonomy. Ottonomy finds applications for autonomous delivery robots Before starting Ottonomy, CEO Ritukar Vijay worked for a company called Aptiv in Germany, leading the development of BMW’s urban autonomous cars. He realized creating a viable business model would require more time to develop the technology, sort out legality, and change public perceptions. “That's how we thought, ‘Where can these autonomous systems help?’ Vijay said. “And we focused around the delivery space, which was not so crowded. But, there were whitespaces because most of the delivery robots are heavily dependent on GPS…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.73
July 11, 2024
…Moodie” bartending cobot that created drinks for booth visitors based on recommendations from its face-scanning technology powered by AI. Ottonomy, a Pittsburgh-based autonomous delivery robot provider, handles food and drink deliveries at Pittsburgh International Airport. And in late 2023, CaliExpress by Flippy opened in Pasadena, Calif. with an AI-powered robotic fry station powering its kitchen operations.
