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Kiwibot 4.0 at Washington D.C., USA (AUSA 2025)

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.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Kiwibot 4.0 at Washington D.C., USA (AUSA 2025).

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Last updated
2026-08-14
Model
Kiwibot 4.0
Company
Kiwibot
Location
Washington D.C., USA (AUSA 2025)
Status
operational
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 (AUSA 2025).
  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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Kiwibot 4.0 operates in Washington D.C., USA (AUSA 2025). Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/kiwibots-take-over-howard-food-deliveries
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-14

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 (AUSA 2025)?
Kiwibot 4.0, built by Kiwibot, is recorded as a deployment at Washington D.C., USA (AUSA 2025) on the DEPLOY registry. Kiwibot operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Kiwibot 4.0 at Washington D.C., USA (AUSA 2025)?
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 (AUSA 2025) 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 (AUSA 2025)?
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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