# Serve Beacon: Serve Robotics robot

Canonical ID: `f9e68b34-5b59-4e3a-9d26-b20533b1a49c`

- **Slug:** serve-beacon
- **Form factor:** other
- **Maturity stage:** prototype
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **setup:** plug in to power — no tablet, no hardware
- **target:** restaurants with back-of-house setups that could not previously support robot delivery
- **function:** alerts restaurant staff when robot arrives for pickup
- **connectivity:** built-in cellular

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## 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 Serve Beacon?

Cellular-connected restaurant pickup device that alerts staff the moment a Serve delivery robot arrives. Requires nothing from a restaurant beyond power — no tablet, no additional hardware, no changes to existing systems. Designed to speed up pickup for current restaurant partners while extending robot delivery to restaurants whose back-of-house setups previously could not support it.

### How much does Serve Beacon cost?

Serve Beacon's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Serve Beacon from Serve Robotics. 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 Serve Beacon actually deployed in the real world?

Serve Beacon is at the prototype stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

### Who makes Serve Beacon?

Serve Beacon is made by Serve Robotics, based in Los Angeles, CA, founded in 2017.

### Can you buy Serve Beacon?

Serve Beacon is at prototype stage and is not yet available for sale.

### What are alternatives to Serve Beacon?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Serve Beacon include 10Beauty Manicure System, PillPick, Hadrian Autonomous Factory, ATGMS.

### How does Serve Beacon compare to 10Beauty Manicure System?

Serve Beacon and 10Beauty Manicure System (10Beauty · 6 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Serve Beacon has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

### What is Serve Beacon's maturity stage?

Serve Beacon is at the prototype stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Prototype stage means demonstrations exist but commercial readiness is not yet established.

### Where is Serve Beacon deployed?

No verified deployments of Serve Beacon are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.


## Sources (1)

1. **Serve Teams Up with Wonder and Grubhub Amid a New Wave of Expansion** · https://serverobotics.com/blog/serve-teams-up-with-wonder-and-grubhub-amid-a-new-wave-of-expansion/

## The verified answers

- [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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