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Ottobot

Ottonomy (founded 2020 by chief executive Ritukar Vijay; US-based in Brooklyn with manufacturing in India) makes the Ottobot, a Level-4 autonomous four-wheeled…

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Manufacturer
Ottonomy
Form factor
sidewalk
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
2

Appears inLogistics robots

Overview

Ottonomy (founded 2020 by chief executive Ritukar Vijay; US-based in Brooklyn with manufacturing in India) makes the Ottobot, a Level-4 autonomous four-wheeled delivery robot whose differentiator is customizable modular cabins, in an industrial Ottobot 2.0 and a narrower Ottobot 3.0 for tight spaces such as hospital elevators, operating in airports, hospitals, and curbside last-mile settings. The registry records it at commercial maturity at the low end: its strongest independently reported scale is roughly 2,000 deliveries with zero safety incidents at Cincinnati's CVG airport, alongside a deployment at Rome Fiumicino with investment from Aeroporti di Roma Ventures, and it remained active and expanding in 2026 with a Rio Tinto mining-village pilot with Sodexo in March 2026. A correction to the dispatch's question of whether Ottonomy sells robots: it does not, operating instead a robots-as-a-service leasing model at about $999 per robot per month on one-to-five-year contracts plus a software platform, making it a fixed-fee RaaS lessor rather than a hardware seller or a classic captive operator. Its commercial tier rests on paying RaaS customers and the independently reported CVG service, though much of its broader footprint is pilots and its scale claims are company-sourced. Its total funding is unverified with sources conflicting between about $4.9 million and $7.8 million, and figures such as 50 robots operating with 500 ordered and 200 deploying in 2026, a $5 million 2026 revenue target, a 14-city footprint, and the contextual-AI technical framing are company-sourced and not independently verified.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Verified deployments
2 deployments on file
Sources on file
5 sources, view all

Key facts

Autonomy level

Level-4 autonomous

Drive type

Four-wheeled

Price

Approximately $999 per robot per month on one-to-five-year contracts

Business model

Robots-as-a-service leasing, not hardware sales

Deliveries reported

Roughly 2,000 deliveries with zero safety incidents at Cincinnati CVG airport

Specs

Notes

Verified: Ottonomy (founded 2020; founder/CEO Ritukar Vijay) makes the Ottobot for airport/hospital/curbside delivery. Strongest independently-reported scale: Cincinnati/CVG airport ~2,000 deliveries, zero safety incidents (IoT World Today). Rome Fiumicino deployment + Aeroporti di Roma Ventures investment. Active/expanding in 2026 (Rio Tinto/Sodexo mining-village pilot, Mar 2026). maturity=commercial (low end)., Captive-vs-sale (corrects dispatch): The dispatch asked if Ottonomy SELLS robots (unusual). Verified: NO - it is RaaS/LEASING (~$999/robot/month, 1-5 year contracts) + a software platform ($100-800/mo). Not a hardware seller and not classic captive-service: a fixed-fee RaaS lessor., Maturity nuance: Has paying RaaS customers + an independently-reported live airport service (CVG), clearing the pilot bar -> commercial (low end). But much of the footprint is pilots (Pittsburgh PIT, Rio Tinto, Hyderabad) and scale claims are PR., Claimed but NOT verified (cap-flag): Total funding (sources conflict $4.9M vs $7.8M); '50 operating / 500 ordered / 200 deploying 2026' + $5M 2026 revenue (60% contracted); '14 cities' footprint incl. Singapore/Hyderabad/Walmart at commercial scale; the 'Contextual AI / contextual mobility' technical framing (marketing, unverifiable).

Specs

Ottobot: L4 autonomous four-wheeled delivery robot with customizable/modular cabins (its differentiator); SKUs Ottobot 2.0 (industrial) + Ottobot 3.0 (narrower, for tight spaces like hospital elevators). Operates indoor (airports, hospitals) + curbside/last-mile. Founded 2020 (founder/CEO Ritukar Vijay); Brooklyn NY HQ + India manufacturing; ~$4.9M-$7.8M raised (sources conflict).

Runtime

6 h

Max speed

8 km/h

Weight kg

90.7

Form Factor

sidewalk (four-wheeled L4 autonomous last-mile delivery robot; airports/curbside/indoor)

Payload kg

70

Data & sources

Press releases

1

Web sources

4

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Ottobot. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (2)

  • Ottobot at CVG Airport, Kentucky, USAoperational

    Ottonomy deployed Ottobot autonomous delivery robots at CVG airport, delivering food and retail items directly to passengers at their gates.

  • Ottobot at Cincinnatioperational

    Ottonomy deployed Ottobot sidewalk robots at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) for autonomous delivery service, with the deployment debuting in 2021.

Ottobot on the deployment map

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Recent activity

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Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Ottonomy

Ottonomy's footage of its Ottobot autonomous delivery robot. Supervised autonomy operating in geofenced settings such as airports, retail, and curbside; remote oversight applies in practice.

From deployment: Cincinnati

Supply chain (3)

Compute / semiconductor

  • AmbarellaAmbarella N1-655 edge GenAI SoC (Ottobot 2.0 variant; runs Contextual AI 2.0 VLMs on-device)supplies
  • NVIDIANVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier (primary autonomy compute; also tested Xavier NX and Nano variants)supplies

Sensors

  • OusterOuster 3D LiDAR (360-degree; long-term supply contract; Ottonomy demonstrated at Ouster CES 2023 booth)supplies

Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Ottobot.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (5)

  1. https://inc42.com/startups/how-ottonomy-robots-are-mapping-last-mile-delivery-with-contextual-ai/
  2. https://www.iotworldtoday.com/robotics/ottonomy-s-autonomous-delivery-robots-at-work-in-cincinnati-airport
  3. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ottonomy-inc-secures-investment-from-aeroporti-di-roma-ventures-after-successfully-launching-ottobot-at-rome-fiumicino-international-airport-fco-301840306.html
  4. https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/03/19/sodexo-and-ottonomy-testing-autonomous-delivery-robot-at-a-remote-australian-mining-village/
  5. https://www.uncrewed-systems.com/covid-19-lockdowns-and-the-social-distancing-they-brought-were-the-inspiration-for-developing-this-delivery-ugv/

Common questions

What is Ottobot?
Ottonomy (founded 2020 by chief executive Ritukar Vijay; US-based in Brooklyn with manufacturing in India) makes the Ottobot, a Level-4 autonomous four-wheeled delivery robot whose differentiator is customizable modular cabins, in an industrial Ottobot 2.0 and a narrower Ottobot 3.0 for tight spaces such as hospital elevators, operating in airports, hospitals, and curbside last-mile settings. The registry records it at commercial maturity at the low end: its strongest independently reported scale is roughly 2,000 deliveries with zero safety incidents at Cincinnati's CVG airport, alongside a deployment at Rome Fiumicino with investment from Aeroporti di Roma Ventures, and it remained active and expanding in 2026 with a Rio Tinto mining-village pilot with Sodexo in March 2026. A correction to the dispatch's question of whether Ottonomy sells robots: it does not, operating instead a robots-as-a-service leasing model at about $999 per robot per month on one-to-five-year contracts plus a software platform, making it a fixed-fee RaaS lessor rather than a hardware seller or a classic captive operator. Its commercial tier rests on paying RaaS customers and the independently reported CVG service, though much of its broader footprint is pilots and its scale claims are company-sourced. Its total funding is unverified with sources conflicting between about $4.9 million and $7.8 million, and figures such as 50 robots operating with 500 ordered and 200 deploying in 2026, a $5 million 2026 revenue target, a 14-city footprint, and the contextual-AI technical framing are company-sourced and not independently verified.
How much does Ottobot cost?
Ottobot's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Ottobot from Ottonomy. 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 Ottobot actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Ottobot 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.
What are the specs of Ottobot?
Ottobot's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Runtime: 6 h; Max speed: 8 km/h; Weight: 90.7 kg; Payload: 70 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes Ottobot?
Ottobot is made by Ottonomy, based in Cincinnati, OH, USA, founded in 2020.
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-15

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: sidewalk

Sources by quality tier

4
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure

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

Methodology surface for Ottobot.

Recent coverage

Ottobot in third-party press

Ottobot makes deliveries at remote mine village in Australia - The Robot Report

Mar 19, 2026

Robots and Smart Storage Transform Hospital Deliveries in Indiana - Dronelife

Oct 28, 2025

Ottonomy partners with DPD to utilise ‘Ottobot’ delivery - CiTTi Magazine

Nov 15, 2024