10 Delivery Robot Companies to Watch in 2022

Starship

Starship was launched in 2014 by Skype co-founders Ahit Heinla and Janus Friis. To date, the San Francisco-based company has done more than 3 million autonomous deliveries around the world.

Starship’s self-driving side-walk delivery robots can be seen in towns, cities, and college campuses. The SAE Level 4 robots can carry payloads of up to 20 lbs and can travel up to 4 miles per hour.

The company claimed that its robots have traveled more than 3 million miles. It recently announced it has raised $100 million in 30 days thanks to the rapidly developing delivery market.

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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