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Refraction AI is a robotics and logistics company that develops autonomous robots for last-mile goods delivery in urban areas. The company flagship robot, Rev-1, is a three-wheeled delivery vehicle that navigates using camera sensors and operates in both car and bike lanes at speeds up to 24 km/h. The robot is designed to pick up goods from restaurants, grocery stores, and pharmacies and deliver them to customers,…

Consumer · Logistics Tech, · Ann Arbor, United States · EST 2017

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Refraction AI is a robotics and logistics company that develops autonomous robots for last-mile goods delivery in urban areas. The company flagship robot, Rev-1, is a three-wheeled delivery vehicle that navigates using camera sensors and operates in both car and bike lanes at speeds up to 24 km/h. The robot is designed to pick up goods from restaurants, grocery stores, and pharmacies and deliver them to customers, addressing the cost and efficiency challenges of last-mile logistics in dense urban environments. Rev-1 uses a combination of cameras, sensors, and AI to navigate safely among pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles, with a cargo capacity suitable for typical food and retail deliveries. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Refraction AI has raised $10 million in seed funding from investors including Pillar VC, eLab Ventures, Osage Venture Partners, and Trucks Venture Capital.

Business model

Professional Service Robots > Logistics > Last Mile Delivery,

Logistics Tech > Parcel > Autonomous Robots

Team background

College Wise > Carnegie Mellon University, University of California (Berkeley)

Institutional investors

Pillar VCeLab VenturesOsage Venture PartnersTrucks Venture CapitalInvest MichiganAlumni VenturesMichigan Capital NetworkMichigan Founders FundID VenturesChad Laurans

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