Kiwibot
Kiwibot, now operating under the robot.com brand, is a robotics company that designs, builds, and deploys autonomous robots for delivery, logistics, advertising, and humanoid labor applications across 10 countries and 5 continents. The company offers four robot product lines: R-Noid, a humanoid robot that assists in kitchens, packing lines, order picking, and linen folding across five job-ready roles on one…
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Kiwibot, now operating under the robot.com brand, is a robotics company that designs, builds, and deploys autonomous robots for delivery, logistics, advertising, and humanoid labor applications across 10 countries and 5 continents. The company offers four robot product lines: R-Noid, a humanoid robot that assists in kitchens, packing lines, order picking, and linen folding across five job-ready roles on one platform, deployable on existing floors in weeks; Kiwi, a delivery robot with Level 4 autonomy, 12-hour battery life, and 19L capacity that delivers food and packages on campuses and sidewalks, trusted by Sodexo, Grubhub, and Aramark; Cargo, a logistics robot that handles bulk orders across warehouses and city streets, built for weather, distance, and scale; and Dog, an advertising and inspection robot that runs digital ads in high-traffic areas and performs inspections across sidewalks for both indoor and outdoor work. The company's robots move as seamlessly as software with reliable, affordable, at-scale deployment, and each deployment strengthens the network through smarter mapping, safer autonomy, and greater uptime. Kiwibot serves Fortune 500 customers across the USA, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, with proven Level 4 autonomy and a design approach described as disarming by design and powerful in effect, making automation approachable. The company also partners with Formic to bring robotic solutions to facilities deployed fast, built to perform, and fully supported. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, Kiwibot has raised $24.0M in Series B funding from investors including Berkeley SkyDeck, kineo finance, Sodexo, Headline, SOL Global Investments, House Of Lithium e-Motorsports, Firstrock Capital, LVenture Group, Socialatom Group, Investo, Asimov Ventures, Magic Fund, Club Italia Investimenti 2, Cloud Toronto Venture Capital, TYLT Ventures, and Startupbootcamp.
Business model
Logistics Tech > Ecommerce Logistics > Autonomous Delivery > Self-Driving Delivery Vehicles,
E-Commerce Enablers > Operations Management > Logistics Management > Shipping and Fulfillment Enablers > Micro Fulfillment > Grocery,
In Store Retail Tech > Store Operations Management > Supply Chain Management,
Brands Tech > Operations Management > Logistics > Fulfillment > Micro Fulfilment > Grocery,
Autonomous Vehicles > Self Driving Technology > Delivery Vehicles,
Online Grocery > Technology Enablers > Grocery Retailers > Micro Fulfillment > Robotic
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