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Kiwibot 4.0 at Washington, D.C., USA

Fourth-generation Kiwibot sidewalk delivery robot. Semi-autonomous with teleoperator oversight; insulated cargo compartment sized for campus food delivery.

Kiwibot 4.0 by Kiwibot · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Sidewalk delivery

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Kiwibots deployed at Howard University beginning March 2023. Remote-controlled fleet for food delivery.

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Kiwibot 4.0 at Washington, D.C., USA.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Kiwibot 4.0
Company
Kiwibot
Location
Washington, D.C., USA
Operator
Kiwibot
Status
operational
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2023-03-14
ID
39900738-5023-4068-950e-37ebf1b3df74

Timeline

  1. Mar 2023
    First recorded
    Kiwibot 4.0 first documented operating at Washington, D.C., USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/kiwibots-take-over-howard-food-deliveries
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: sidewalk

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Common questions

What is the Kiwibot 4.0 deployment at Washington, D.C., USA?
Kiwibot 4.0, built by Kiwibot, is recorded as a deployment at Washington, D.C., USA on the DEPLOY registry. Kiwibot operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Kiwibot 4.0 at Washington, D.C., USA?
Kiwibot, the manufacturer of Kiwibot 4.0, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Kiwibot 4.0 deployment at Washington, D.C., USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 14, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Kiwibot 4.0 deployment at Washington, D.C., USA?
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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