Company
Yape
Yape is an Italian autonomous delivery robot company (within e-Novia) developing small sidewalk delivery robots (YAPE) for urban last-mile parcel and food…
- Founded
- 2017
- HQ
- Italy
- Status
- active
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
Updated recently
Last verified change
Key facts
Origin
Spin-off of the e-Novia venture studio
Brand
Operates under the brand Yapemobility
Robot
Yape last-mile delivery ground robot
Focus
Develops vehicle-agnostic autonomous-driving and navigation software
Deploy Watch
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Data & sources
- Web sources1
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Models (1)
View all models →Safety record
No incidents on record for Yape.
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Recent coverage
Yape in third-party press
Peer companies
- Amazon4 models
- Avride2 models
- Coco Robotics2 models
- Kiwibot2 models
- Serve Robotics2 models
- Starship Technologies2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Yape?
- Yape is an Italian autonomous delivery robot company (within e-Novia) developing small sidewalk delivery robots (YAPE) for urban last-mile parcel and food delivery in city centers and campuses.
- Where is Yape based?
- Yape is based in Italy.
- When was Yape founded?
- Yape was founded in 2017.
- What does Yape make?
- Yape has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: YAPE (Yape builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Yape operate robots?
- Yape is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Yape safe?
- Yape has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Yape.Peer companies
- Amazon4 models
- Avride2 models
- Coco Robotics2 models
- Kiwibot2 models
- Serve Robotics2 models
- Starship Technologies2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Yape from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Greek City Becomes Europe's First to Test Delivery Robots - autoevolution
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Yape, the robot that will be delivering food in a few years time - InvestChile Blog
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Fraport trials AI-powered autonomous robot at Frankfurt Airport - Future Travel Experience
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Guide robot trialled at Frankfurt Airport - Passenger Terminal Today
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Fraport and e-Novia Trialed Guide Robot YAPE at Frankfurt Airport - fraport.com
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NEW ROBOT ON DUTY AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT - Airport World
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How 5G robot postman is changing the last mile - Vodafone
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self-driving e-novia YAPE robot proposes future of urban delivery services - Designboom
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Yape: the all-Italian postman robot from e-Novia - italiani.it
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/yape.md
- RSS feed: /companies/yape/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/cf8b35e6-467c-45b3-9c5f-13637f3132bc
- Revision history: /companies/yape/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon4 models
- Avride2 models
- Coco Robotics2 models
- Kiwibot2 models
- Serve Robotics2 models
- Starship Technologies2 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
8.4/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Market Presence
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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