# YAPE at Milan, Italy: deployment

Canonical ID: `555c132f-d8c9-4050-8791-0b0778a84150`

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.

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

_Last updated: 2026-07-09_

- **Slug:** yape-milan-italy-2017
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [YAPE](/models/yape-yape.md) (id: `e0651e60-e858-4f74-881c-e7a63d2fd3c8`)
- **Company:** [Yape](/companies/yape.md) (id: `cf8b35e6-467c-45b3-9c5f-13637f3132bc`)
- **Location:** [Milan, Italy](/locations/italy/milan-italy.md) (id: `2982293d-0ece-480c-a892-0e9b7b11d243`)
- **First seen:** 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## Common questions

### What is the YAPE deployment at Milan, Italy?

YAPE, built by Yape, is recorded as a deployment at Milan, Italy on the DEPLOY registry. Yape operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates YAPE at Milan, Italy?

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, Italy 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, Italy?

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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