# Dot: DoorDash sidewalk delivery robot

Canonical ID: `b72f3d40-6e6c-456e-9973-ea31b37c69de`

- **Slug:** doordash-dot
- **Form factor:** sidewalk ([Sidewalk delivery](/sidewalk-delivery))
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 2

## Deployments

- [doordash-dot-fremont-california-usa](/deployments/doordash-dot-fremont-california-usa.md) at Fremont, California, USA (id: `9d75d184-50be-49ad-b2ec-43eec4d21ffd`)
- [doordash-dot-phoenix-arizona-usa](/deployments/doordash-dot-phoenix-arizona-usa.md) at Phoenix, Arizona, USA (id: `84ab0ae2-f26a-4e8a-964f-7933d5848848`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Dot?

DoorDash's first commercial autonomous delivery robot, built in-house by DoorDash Labs. Designed to navigate bike lanes, roads, sidewalks, and driveways for last-mile local delivery. All-electric, compact form factor. Launched in Phoenix metro area with expansion to Fremont, CA.

### How much does Dot cost?

Dot's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Dot from DoorDash. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.

### Is Dot actually deployed in the real world?

Yes. Dot is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

### Who makes Dot?

Dot is made by DoorDash, based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2013.

### Where is Dot deployed?

2 verified deployments of Dot are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Fremont, California, USA, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

### Can you buy Dot?

Dot is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.

### What are alternatives to Dot?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable sidewalk robots to Dot include Starship Bot, Kiwibot 4.0, Avride delivery robot, Serve Gen 3.

### How does Dot compare to Starship Bot?

Dot and Starship Bot (Starship Technologies · 41 deployments) are both sidewalk robots on the DEPLOY registry. Dot has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

### What is Dot's maturity stage?

Dot is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.


## The verified answers

- [Delivery robot specs compared](/delivery-robot-specs-compared.md)
- [Where do delivery robots operate?](/where-do-delivery-robots-operate.md)
- [Sidewalk robot laws: every US state and major market](/sidewalk-robot-laws.md)
- [How fast can delivery robots go? Speed limits by city](/robot-speed-limits.md)
- [Which robots are deployed in the most cities](/which-robots-are-deployed-in-the-most-cities.md)
- [Which types of robots are deployed the most](/which-types-of-robots-are-deployed-the-most.md)

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