# Avride delivery robot at Columbus, Ohio, USA (OSU): deployment

Canonical ID: `de01d129-482b-4cca-82c2-6d812dbd2447`

Fleet of 120+ robots on OSU campus via Grubhub partnership — largest single-site robot food delivery program in US. 80,000+ deliveries since Jan 2025.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** avride-ohio-state-university-columbus
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Avride delivery robot](/models/avride-delivery-robot.md) (id: `ec6ac2df-4c64-4b46-8a48-7a985d4cc28d`)
- **Category:** [Sidewalk delivery](/sidewalk-delivery)
- **Company:** [Avride](/companies/avride.md) (id: `4143e494-260e-49c8-8d04-3e85d9c7218a`)
- **Location:** [Columbus, Ohio, USA (OSU)](/locations/columbus-ohio-usa-avride.md) (id: `5d795be6-8b64-486b-9af8-e17e852e55a5`)
- **First seen:** 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://about.grubhub.com/news/avride-and-grubhub-bring-autonomous-delivery-robots-to-u-s-college-campuses/

## Verified answers

- [Where do delivery robots operate?](/where-do-delivery-robots-operate.md)
- [Sidewalk robot laws: every US state and major market](/sidewalk-robot-laws.md)
- [Delivery robot specs compared](/delivery-robot-specs-compared.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Avride delivery robot deployment at Columbus, Ohio, USA (OSU)?

Avride delivery robot, built by Avride, is recorded as a deployment at Columbus, Ohio, USA (OSU) on the DEPLOY registry. Avride operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Avride delivery robot at Columbus, Ohio, USA (OSU)?

Avride, the manufacturer of Avride delivery robot, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Avride delivery robot deployment at Columbus, Ohio, USA (OSU) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 30, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Avride delivery robot deployment at Columbus, Ohio, USA (OSU)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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