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Kiwibot 4.0 at Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley)

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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First pilot. Prototype Kiwibots rolled out on Berkeley campus March 2017. 20 robots operating by May 2017. 10,000+ orders by May 2018. Founded in Berkeley SkyDeck incubator.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Kiwibot 4.0 at Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley).

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-14
Company
Kiwibot
Status
operational
First seen
2017-03-01
ID
c0ab323c-f7a8-4dba-bcc2-d2619aac4e02

Timeline

  1. Mar 2017
    First recorded
    Kiwibot 4.0 first documented operating at Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley).
  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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Operates worldwide

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Kiwibot 4.0 operates in Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley). Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_Campus
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

Sources by quality tier

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Knowledge base

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Methodology surface for Kiwibot 4.0 at Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley).

Common questions

What is the Kiwibot 4.0 deployment at Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley)?
Kiwibot 4.0, built by Kiwibot, is recorded as a deployment at Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley) on the DEPLOY registry. Kiwibot operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Kiwibot 4.0 at Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley)?
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 Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Kiwibot 4.0 deployment at Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley)?
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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