10 Delivery Robot Companies to Watch in 2022

Alibaba

​In September 2021, it was reported that Alibaba’s autonomous delivery robots had delivered more than 1 million items in the span of one year of launching. The company said it plans to expand its fleet 10,000 robots in the next few years.

From Starship to Amazon, here are top providers of mobile robots for sidewalk and street-based deliveries. The market for such hardware, software, and services is growing, particularly in the U.S.

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