Chart · as of July 2026
The Hype Gap Quadrant
Verified reality against media attention, as form-factor percentiles. A dot above the parity line draws more attention than its verified footprint supports. The verified axis is the part no one else can compute.
As of July 2026, among 14 verified sidewalk robots, the widest Hype Gap belongs to Amazon Scout: attention at the 96th percentile against reality at the 29th, a gap of +67.8.
The clearest reality-and-attention balance is Serve Gen 3 (79th reality, 75th attention).
Dax ADA operates more than it is covered (gap -42.9).
The data
| # | model | Reality | Attention | Hype Gap | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Scout | 29th | 96th | +67.8 | Famous, unproven |
| 2 | Avride delivery robot | 54th | 82nd | +28.5 | Famous, unproven |
| 3 | Cartken Courier | 29th | 54th | +25 | Famous, unproven |
| 4 | Serve Robot | 68th | 89th | +21.4 | Famous, still proving it |
| 5 | Kiwibot 4.0 | 7th | 25th | +17.9 | Emerging |
| 6 | REV-1 | 7th | 18th | +10.8 | Emerging |
| 7 | Ottobot | 29th | 39th | +10.7 | Emerging |
| 8 | Serve Gen 3 | 79th | 75th | -3.6 | The real deal |
| 9 | Starship Bot | 79th | 68th | -10.7 | The real deal |
| 10 | Neolix X3 | 29th | 11th | -17.9 | Emerging |
| 11 | YAPE | 61st | 32nd | -28.6 | Quietly real |
| 12 | Coco Bot | 96th | 61st | -35.7 | Quietly real |
| 13 | Delivers AI robot (YEBO) | 46th | 4th | -42.8 | Quietly real |
| 14 | Dax ADA | 89th | 46th | -42.9 | Quietly real |
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