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YAPE at Milan

YAPE is a two-wheeled, self-balancing autonomous last-mile delivery robot developed by Italian company Yapemobility, a spin-off of the e-Novia venture studio. The robot carries up to 20 kg of cargo at speeds of up to 20 km/h with 40+ km range per charge, using GPS, depth-sensing lasers, cameras, and sensors for obstacle and hazard avoidance in urban environments. Cargo compartment access is controlled by face recognition.

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YAPE robots tested on the streets of Milan for last-mile parcel delivery, including in the Uptown Milan Smart District. Supported by Vodafone 5G connectivity.

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for YAPE at Milan.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
YAPE
Company
Yape
Location
Italy/Milan
Operator
Yape
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2017-12-01
ID
555c132f-d8c9-4050-8791-0b0778a84150

Timeline

  1. Dec 2017
    First recorded
    YAPE first documented operating at Milan.
  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 (2)

  1. https://www.innovationopenlab.com/news/89/yape-the-italian-droid-for-home-delivery.html
  2. https://www.vodafone.com/news/newsroom/technology/il-postino-5g-yape-robot-postman-delivery
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (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 YAPE deployment at Milan?
YAPE, built by Yape, is recorded as a deployment at Milan on the DEPLOY registry. Yape operates the deployment directly.
Who operates YAPE at Milan?
Yape, the manufacturer of YAPE, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the YAPE deployment at Milan go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting December 1, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the YAPE deployment at Milan?
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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