The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Coco Robotics: 2 models, 11 deployments across 11 regions, $160.0M raised, 5 active incidents. 10 sources back the record.
CategorySidewalk delivery
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
Santa Monica, CA-based autonomous sidewalk delivery robot company founded in 2020 by CEO Zach Rash. Coco Robotics develops remote-operated and autonomous delivery robots for restaurant food delivery. Raised 0M in Series B funding led by SNR, with participation from Pelion Venture Partners, Offline Ventures, and Max Altman (Sam Altman's brother). Expanding fleet and advancing AI platform for autonomous navigation.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 11 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 5 incidents on file
Key facts
Robots
Markets
Notable incidentsee incidents →
Operation model
Partnerships
CEO
Series B
Investorssee investors →
Product
Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
2
Web sources
7
10 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Coco Delivery Robot
Coco's sidewalk delivery robot for last-mile restaurant and grocery delivery, remotely supervised by human operators. The platform operates across Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and Helsinki via Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Wolt, serving more than 3,000 merchant locations and completing over 500,000 zero-emission deliveries as of early 2026. A second-generation model (Coco 2) launched in February 2026 with NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX compute, upgraded lidar, and full weather resistance.
Current platform
Coco Bot
Coco's flagship sidewalk delivery robot. Wheeled, teleoperated by remote pilots, with an insulated cargo compartment for restaurant orders. Operates at walking speeds on sidewalks within range of a partner restaurant.
Coco Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map11 verified deployments across 11 regions, newest verified Nov 2025. Explore where Coco Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalCoco Bot at Koreatown →verified Nov 2025
- operationalCoco Bot at Downtown Los Angeles →verified Nov 2025
- operationalCoco Bot at Echo Park →verified Nov 2025
- operationalCoco Bot at Miami →verified Jan 2025
- operationalCoco Bot at Helsinki →
- operationalCoco Bot at Venice →
- operationalCoco Bot at Hollywood →
- operationalCoco Bot at Silver Lake →
- operationalCoco Bot at West Hollywood →
- operationalCoco Bot at Westwood →
- operationalCoco Bot at Santa Monica →
View the full Coco Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Coco Robotics, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
Is the Coco delivery robot autonomous?
Current leadership (4)
- Daniel Singer Chief Business Officerreported, not verified
- Brad Squicciarini Co-founder & CTOIR-verified
- Zach Rash Co-founder & CEOIR-verified
- Sahil Sharma Chief Operating Officerreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Zach Rashcofounderfounded 2020-01-01
- Brad Squicciarinicofounderfounded 2020-01-01
Board (4)
- Zach Rash director
- Brad Squicciarini director
- Daniel Singer director
- Jeff Kearl director
Safety record
5 incidents on record (1 moderate, 4 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026.
Most recent: Jun 2026
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Coco Robotics (5)
- Coco delivery robot goes rogue, uproots garden and causes property damage at LA home2026-06-15 · Property damage
- Coco Robotics delivery robot collided with CTA bus shelter in Chicago Old Town, shattering glass2026-03-24 · Property damage
- Coco Robotics delivery robot crashed into CTA bus shelter in Chicago Old Town2026-03-24 · Property damage
- Coco delivery robot collided with LAFD ambulance transporting a patient in Hollywood2026-01-23 · Collision
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Corridors where Coco Robotics operates (4)
- ChicagoChicago, IL
- LA: West SideLos Angeles, CA
- MiamiMiami, FL
- SF: CoreSan Francisco, CA · 3 devices
Robot-delivery corridors on DEPLOY Ground where Coco Robotics runs a documented fleet.
Operator customers (1)
- Coco Robotics11 deployments
Recent coverage
Coco Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (1)
- Coco Robotics x Niantic Spatial with Niantic Spatialtechnologyannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Funding rounds (2)
Coco Robotics’s 2 disclosed rounds, $160M in total, oldest to newest.
- Strategic Funding2026-02-15
$80M(reported)
- Series B2025-06-11
$80M(reported)
Investors: SNR (lead), Pelion Venture Partners, Offline Ventures
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 15, 2026
Coco Delivery Robot at Washington, D.C., USA
- Incident recordedJun 15, 2026
Coco delivery robot goes rogue, uproots garden and causes property damage at LA home
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
Introducing Coco 1
- Record createdMay 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedMar 24, 2026
Coco Robotics delivery robot collided with CTA bus shelter in Chicago Old Town,...
Sources (10)
- TechCrunch: Coco raises $36M for sidewalk delivery robots · https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/coco-raises-36m-to-grow-its-fleet-of-remote-piloted-delivery-robots · 2022-09-14
- https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/11/sam-altman-backed-coco-robotics-raises-80m/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coco-robotics-and-openai-announce-research-collaboration-302400271.html
- https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/wee40ji8v
- https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/business/2025/06/11/altman-backed-robot-delivery-startup-raises-80-million-in-funding/84148249007/
- https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/coco-robotics-raises-80m-scale-autonomous-delivery-fleet
- https://labusinessjournal.com/technology/coco-delivers-big-results-small-robots/
- https://foodondemand.com/01262026/coco-launches-delivery-pilot-program-in-jersey-city/
- https://nianticspatial.com/en/blog/coco-robotics
- https://thespoon.tech/from-aspiring-pro-surfer-to-delivery-robot-ceo-with-cocos-zach-rash/
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 10 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 7
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Coco Robotics.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Coco Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Disney D23 Movies and Streaming Lineup: Biggest Surprises and Everything Else
Zootopia 3, Coco 2, Percy Jackson season 3, Ice Age 6, live-action Rapunzel, Bluey and a Kingdom Hearts series were some of the major announcements out of Disney’s big event.
Disney D23 Movies and Streaming Lineup: Biggest Surprises and Everything Else
Zootopia 3, Coco 2, Percy Jackson season 3, Ice Age 6, live-action Rapunzel, Bluey and a Kingdom Hearts series were some of the major announcements out of Disney’s big event.
Pixar gives us our first look at Coco 2
'Coco 2,' starring a teenage Miguel and the return of Ernesto de la Cruz, is coming to theaters in 2029.
Disney Sets November 2029 Release For ‘Coco 2,’ Sequel Centered on a Teenage Miguel
The sequel will also see the return of Benjamin Bratt's Ernesto de la Cruz, who is out for revenge.
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Cultivated Food Labs advances faba bean hull-based cocoa alternative
“The goal is to build out supply chains for these ingredients and then work with strategic partners," says president Joel Gfeller. The post Cultivated Food Labs advances faba bean…
The backlash over delivery robots
BBC: Growing backlash over delivery robots appearing on pavements in US cities. Accessibility and safety concerns mounting.
DoorDash expands sidewalk robot delivery in U.S. with Coco Robotics
DoorDash and Coco Robotics expanded their partnership to offer sidewalk robot delivery for DoorDash customers in select US markets.
Coco food delivery robot goes rogue, causes property damage in East Hollywood
Coco delivery robot uprooted garden and got entangled at East Hollywood home. Property damage incident.
From Taxol to cocoa: Can plant cell culture make the leap from drugs to food?
Could plant cell culture unlock a new category of "precision botanicals" or is it a "capital intensive money pit?" AgFunderNews caught up with a handful of key players. The post…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/coco.md
- RSS feed: /companies/coco/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c82ca402-4bb1-4c8b-8203-ca2dfc5fbab3
- Revision history: /companies/coco/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Coco is a robotic delivery service that brings groceries, snacks and drinks.
Occurred on April 10, 2021 / Santa Monica, California, USA I was at a bar in Santa Monica, CA with my friend when a Cocobot rolled by, I had never seen one bef
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Zach Rash, CEO and co-founder of Coco, discusses the success of the delivery services with the autonomous vehicles. For video licensing inquiries, contact:
No horns. No double-parking. No carbon emissions. Coco Robotics is growing by leaps and bounds and AT&T IoT and connectivity helps keep robots moving and the co
In this episode, Zach Rash, CEO and Founder of Coco Robotics, walks us through the journey of building the company—from its inception to its latest advancements
Reality vs attention
Coco Robotics draws attention at the 86th percentile but verifies reality at the 92nd percentile among sidewalk robots. Hype Gap -6.6, 17th widest among sidewalk robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Strong deployment footprint with 18 operational sites across 18 countries. Well-capitalized with $160M raised and recent funding activity.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 17, 2026