Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.03
January 05, 2022
…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 Connetic Ventures and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.95
November 05, 2019
…CVS Pharmacy, it has competed the first revenue-generating drone delivery of a medical prescription from a CVS pharmacy directly to a consumer’s home on November 1. In October, UPS and CVS said they agreed to develop a variety of drone delivery use cases, including business-to-consumer operating models. And they added that he program will include delivery of prescriptions and retail products to the homes of CVS Pharmacy customers from its retail stores, in addition to other potential use cases from its other business units. Along with the drone delivery of a medical prescription from a CVS pharmacy to a consumer’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.84
May 25, 2021
…Aviation Ltd. today said it is expanding its drone delivery service in Fayetteville, N.C., after receiving approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate its drone systems above people. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said the FAA waiver will allow it to make the largest-scale backyard drone deliveries to date. With more than 50 years of aerospace and defense experience, Flytrex claimed that its direct-to-consumer service lets retailers and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) cater to a wider customer base with faster, safer, and cheaper deliveries than ever before. The company added that it is helping to set new drone safety standards…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.83
December 02, 2021
…launch what they claimed is “the first autonomous commercial delivery in the state of California.” Customers in Mountain View, Calif., will be able to order items to be delivered through the 7NOW app. “7‑Eleven has owned and defined convenience since 1927,” stated Raghu Mahadevan, chief digital officer at 7‑Eleven Chief Digital Officer. “Our first foray into autonomous delivery was in 2016, when 7‑Eleven became the first retailer in the U.S. to make a drone delivery to a customer’s house. Since then, we haven’t stopped looking for ways to redefine convenience for our customers inside and outside the four walls of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.46
December 16, 2021
…Technologies Inc. today announced a partnership to launch autonomous deliveries for Uber customers, starting in Santa Monica, Calif., in early 2022. Motional said its all-electric vehicles will deliver a curated set of meal kits from select restaurants on Uber Eats. The companies said their partnership is an industry first between an autonomous vehicle technology developer and an on-demand delivery provider. “Today, Motional enters the autonomous delivery market,” stated Karl Iagnemma, president and CEO of Motional. “We’re proud that our first delivery partner is Uber and are eager to begin using our trusted driverless technology to offer efficient and convenient deliveries…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.99
April 21, 2021
…invest in research and development of autonomous vehicles, drone delivery services, and other technology innovation. The Beijing-based company describes itself as a “one-stop platform for food, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment.” Meituan Select's business model “involves neighbors jointly purchasing groceries in bulk online at discounted prices through a group leader who also manages distribution,” reported Nikkei Asia. Meituan continues testing “In 2016, we began to develop an unmanned delivery service,” Zia Huaxia, chief scientist and head of artificial intelligence at Meituan, told China.org.cn last November. “We did so for two reasons. First, we know that it's tough for delivery men…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.73
April 27, 2022
…challenges and proving economically viable use cases for robot delivery,” he added. Founded in 2019, Ottonomy.io said its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) provide deliveries for retailers and restaurants. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company is backed by Connetic Ventures and angel investors and received the Sustainability Product of the Year Award for 2021 from the Business Intelligence Group. Ottonomy expects delivery robot demand to grow The global market for delivery robots—including food and beverage, retail, and postal— will grow from $212 million (U.S.) to $957 million by 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.1%, predicted Markets and Markets.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.71
July 28, 2022
…from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to expand its delivery radius from one to two nautical miles across all its operating stations in North Carolina and Texas. “Drone delivery at scale is finally taking off, and this approval from the FAA positions us squarely at the forefront of that movement,” said Yariv Bash, co-founder and CEO of Flytrex. “This approval allows us to reach roughly 100,000 customers with our ultrafast delivery, and we look forward to continuing this exciting flightpath to one day bring three-minute delivery to the tens of millions of backyards across the U.S.” Retailers and quick-service restaurants…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.46
January 04, 2023
…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 designed for curbside, first-mile, and last-mile contactless deliveries. It includes locker integration and can help…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.40
June 28, 2022
…remote operation platform will be integrated into Segway’s outdoor delivery robot. The companies did not give a specific date when people will be able to purchase a Segway using the new platform but said it will be “very soon.” They added that some of their customers are in the advanced stages of testing the technology. With the integration, Segway’s robots will be able to be teleoperated, the companies said, noting it will allow last mile delivery service operators to deploy large fleets of delivery robots. Bedford, New Hampshire-based Segway Robotics is the service robots’ brand under the Segway-Ninebot group. Israel,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.30
March 05, 2022
…Grubhub is calling it quits on its mobile robot delivery service partnership with Russian Internet company Yandex N.V., according to a recent report from Reuters. “We will be ending our partnership with Yandex,” Grubhub stated to Reuters on Friday. “We’re working with our campus partners on alternate service options as we shift away from Yandex over time.” A short-lived partnership Yandex came to an agreement with Grubhub in July 2021 to have its autonomous mobile robots deployed at college campuses nationwide. Grubhub is owned by Dutch multinational company Just Eat Takeaways. The company said it has partnered with more than…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.22
August 10, 2023
…conversion of existing convertible notes. The San Francisco-based robotic delivery company has also completed a reverse merger with Patricia Acquisition Corp. that will take it public. Founded in 2017 as the robotics division of Postmates, Serve Robotics has developed zero-emissions robots to serve people in public spaces, starting with food delivery. The startup claimed that its SAE Level 4 self-driving robots, which use Ouster lidars, have completed tens of thousands of contactless deliveries in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Spun out as an independent company in 2021, Serve has established several commercial partnerships, including with Piestro, Uber Eats, and Pizza…
