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

Canonical ID: `39900738-5023-4068-950e-37ebf1b3df74`

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

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** kiwibot-howard-university-dc
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Kiwibot 4.0](/models/kiwibot-4.md) (id: `9ce516f6-086e-4233-9b6c-590b7b47d801`)
- **Category:** [Sidewalk delivery](/sidewalk-delivery)
- **Company:** [Kiwibot](/companies/kiwibot.md) (id: `1be6da76-d43a-4468-b768-9c18837bcbb4`)
- **Location:** [Washington D.C., USA (AUSA 2025)](/locations/washington-dc-usa.md) (id: `582f3cdb-6f9e-47b3-ad21-141e2b82ccd3`)
- **First seen:** 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/kiwibots-take-over-howard-food-deliveries

## 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 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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