# REV-1 at Ann Arbor: deployment

Canonical ID: `311bacbf-8029-46ec-83ac-4f45cf1bda02`

## Footage

- **video** (deployment): [Refraction AI REV-1 delivery robot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47WNq9u4QsY). _Courtesy of Refraction AI_. Refraction AI's introduction of its REV-1, a three-wheeled delivery robot. The REV-1 is a bike-lane and road-class vehicle, larger than a sidewalk robot, operated in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** refraction-rev1-ann-arbor
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [REV-1](/models/refraction-rev-1.md) (id: `3d6ab7c3-98a8-4e88-b453-3816582a9101`)
- **Company:** [Refraction AI](/companies/refraction-ai.md) (id: `00ba3980-5394-4fcb-b672-d90b2a128220`)
- **Location:** [Ann Arbor](/locations/ann-arbor.md) (id: `fc1ef4e6-3f85-423e-99c5-6915416f79b2`)
- **First seen:** 2020-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **Refraction AI — autonomous last-mile delivery (Ann Arbor)** · https://www.refraction.ai/
2. **TechCrunch: Refraction AI launches REV-1 in Ann Arbor, 2020** · https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/25/refraction-ai-launches-its-middle-of-the-road-delivery-robot-in-ann-arbor/

## Common questions

### What is the REV-1 deployment at Ann Arbor?

REV-1, built by Refraction AI, is recorded as a deployment at Ann Arbor on the DEPLOY registry. Refraction AI operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates REV-1 at Ann Arbor?

Refraction AI, the manufacturer of REV-1, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the REV-1 deployment at Ann Arbor go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the REV-1 deployment at Ann Arbor?

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.


_API: GET /v1/robots/311bacbf-8029-46ec-83ac-4f45cf1bda02 · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=311bacbf-8029-46ec-83ac-4f45cf1bda02 · canonical URL: /deployments/refraction-rev1-ann-arbor_