# Avride delivery robot at Tokyo, Japan (Harumi): deployment

Canonical ID: `d0460334-8394-4d3b-80f0-563b2b80275e`

[Avride](/companies/avride.md) robots launched in Japan via Rakuten partnership, Feb 27 2025. Delivering restaurant orders and groceries in central Tokyo (Harumi). ~10 robots initially.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** avride-tokyo-japan-rakuten
- **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:** [Tokyo, Japan (Harumi)](/locations/tokyo-japan-avride.md) (id: `be47cc79-7a57-4ad2-aad0-df4735eec365`)
- **First seen:** 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/avrides-sidewalk-delivery-bots-land-in-japan/

## 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 Tokyo, Japan (Harumi)?

Avride delivery robot, built by Avride, is recorded as a deployment at Tokyo, Japan (Harumi) on the DEPLOY registry. Avride operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Avride delivery robot at Tokyo, Japan (Harumi)?

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 Tokyo, Japan (Harumi) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 27, 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 Tokyo, Japan (Harumi)?

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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