What robots operate in Houston?

2 verified robot deployments are recorded in Houston on the DEPLOY registry, including: Nuro Autonomous Prius, Knightscope K5.

Which companies operate robots in Houston?

Operators recorded in Houston on the DEPLOY registry include Nuro, Knightscope. Each operator-to-deployment edge is sourced; see the location page for full deployment records.

What regulations govern robots in Houston?

14 robot regulations affecting Houston are recorded on the DEPLOY registry: ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robots; FCC 5-Year LEO Deorbit Rule; NHTSA Automated Vehicle regulatory framework (United States) and 11 others. Each carries a status (in effect / proposed / repealed / superseded).

Houston is a city inside Texas on the DEPLOY registry's location hierarchy. See the location's breadcrumb for the full ancestry.

United States/Texas

city

Houston

Houston is a city in Texas, United States.

1 indexable deployment on record · 2 total documented

Robotaxi & robot delivery in Houston

Robotaxi service

Yes, documented via Nuro.

Robot delivery

No verified robot delivery deployment documented here yet.

Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /locations/united-states/texas/houston-tx.md
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/locations/88adea9f-0b74-4f7d-a8b9-2d2870d46358
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

Type: city
Latitude: 29.7604
Longitude: -95.3698
ID: 88adea9f-0b74-4f7d-a8b9-2d2870d46358

Deployments at or below Houston (2)

Nuro Autonomous Prius by NuroHouston
Knightscope K5 by KnightscopeHouston

Regulations covering Houston (14)

Mixed requirementsAbout this layer

ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robotsSafety standard
inherited from United States
FCC 5-Year LEO Deorbit RuleSafety standard
inherited from United States
NHTSA Automated Vehicle regulatory framework (United States)Safety standard
inherited from United States
ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safetySafety standard
inherited from United States
Texas personal delivery device law (Tex. Transp. Code Ch. 552A)Operational restriction
inherited from Texas
Texas autonomous motor vehicle law (SB 2205)Other
inherited from Texas
FAA Part 107 Small UAS rule (United States)Operational restriction
inherited from United States
Texas Privacy Act / drone image-capture law (Tex. Gov't Code Ch. 423)Data protection
inherited from Texas
ANSI/RIA R15.06 - US industrial robot and robot-system safety (adoption of ISO 10218)Safety standard
inherited from United States
Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 503.001)Data protection
inherited from Texas
OSHA workplace-robotics safety framework (United States)Safety standard
inherited from United States
FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight OperationsSafety standard
inherited from United States
FMCSA commercial motor vehicle safety framework (United States)Safety standard
inherited from United States
FAA Part 135 air-carrier certification (United States)Operational restriction
inherited from United States

Includes regulations linked directly to this location and any regulation inherited from its enclosing jurisdictions. Superseded and repealed regulations are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Deployment map

Verified deployments in Houston. View global map

Common questions

What robots operate in Houston?: 2 verified robot deployments are recorded in Houston on the DEPLOY registry, including: Nuro Autonomous Prius, Knightscope K5.
Which companies operate robots in Houston?: Operators recorded in Houston on the DEPLOY registry include Nuro, Knightscope. Each operator-to-deployment edge is sourced; see the location page for full deployment records.
What regulations govern robots in Houston?: 14 robot regulations affecting Houston are recorded on the DEPLOY registry: ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robots; FCC 5-Year LEO Deorbit Rule; NHTSA Automated Vehicle regulatory framework (United States) and 11 others. Each carries a status (in effect / proposed / repealed / superseded).
Where is Houston?: Houston is a city inside Texas on the DEPLOY registry's location hierarchy. See the location's breadcrumb for the full ancestry.

Methodology: Unreviewed · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.