Robot model
Serve Robot
Level 4 autonomous sidewalk delivery robot for last-mile food delivery via Uber Eats.
- Manufacturer
- Serve Robotics
- Form factor
- sidewalk
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 10
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Serve Robot, a sidewalk by Serve Robotics (commercial): 10 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.
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Overview
Level 4 autonomous sidewalk delivery robot for last-mile food delivery via Uber Eats. It is a sidewalk delivery robot designed for physical AI applications. Key specifications include Listing: Public, Nasdaq: SERV, Robots: Sidewalk delivery robots (Uber Eats and other partners), Origin: Spun off from Uber/Postmates, Notable incident: Robot 'Nasir' shattered a Chicago CTA bus shelter (Mar 2026), CEO: Ali Kashani, Co-founder: MJ Burk Chun, Stock: Nasdaq: SERV, Total funding: 47M, Partners: Uber Eats.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
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Data & sources
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2 sources backing this record.View all →
Accountability: Serve Robotics has a Claim Integrity of 100% (3 of 3 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Serve Robot. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (10)
- Serve Robot at Europeoperational
Starship and Bolt launched robot-powered grocery delivery, expanding the autonomous delivery network across European markets.
Starship is winding down U.S.
- Serve Robot at Europeoperational
Starship Technologies and Just Eat announced a ground-breaking partnership in February 2026 for a major expansion of robot delivery across European markets.
- Serve Robot at United Kingdomoperational
Starship and Uber Eats launched autonomous delivery partnership starting in the UK in December 2025, with multiple European countries in 2026 and U.S.
- Serve Robot at Barnsley, UKoperational
Just Eat and Starship launched in Barnsley, UK's first 'Tech Town', on April 8, 2026, bringing autonomous robot delivery to the town.
- Serve Robot at Global (multiple sites)operational
Starship Technologies passed 10 million autonomous deliveries, with 3,000+ robots operating across 300+ locations in 8 countries, generating 22M+ autonomous km and 200M road crossings.
- Serve Robot at Miamioperational
Operator: Serve Robotics.
- Serve Robot at Dallasoperational
Operator: Serve Robotics.
- Serve Robot at Atlantaoperational
Operator: Serve Robotics.
- Serve Robot at Los Angelesoperational
Operator: Serve Robotics, its largest market.
Serve Robot on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Serve Robot is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Deployment recordedAug 1, 2026
at United States
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 26, 2026
Serve Robot photo
- Record createdJul 2, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedApr 28, 2026
at Global (multiple sites)
- Deployment recordedApr 8, 2026
at Barnsley, UK
Manufacturer-attributed media (1)
Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Serve Robot.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (2 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
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Serve Robot.Recent coverage
Serve Robot in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Serve Robot from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Serve Robotics to deploy its autonomous delivery robots with Grubhub
Serve's robot delivery will be available from more than 100 participating Grubhub merchants in Chicago and nearly 200 in Los Angeles. The post Serve Robotics to deploy its…
Serve Robotics adds Grubhub to delivery network as Diligent rolls out Moxi 2.0
Serve Robotics is expanding its autonomous delivery network through a new partnership with Grubhub, while its Diligent Robotics subsidiary begins rolling out the next generation…
Serve Robotics Adds Grubhub as Delivery Partner, Expands to Two More Cities
Insider Brief Serve Robotics announced it is adding Grubhub to its autonomous delivery network as the sidewalk robot company expands into new markets and rolls out additional…
How Delivery Robots Can Transform the Last Mile
Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashani joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why the company is shifting toward DoorDash and Grubhub, how delivery robots could cut last-mile costs and…
Serve Robotics Expands DoorDash Deal in Two Cities, Adds Grubhub Post-Uber Riff
Serve Robotics Inc. announced a new partnership with Grubhub and an expansion of its collaboration with DoorDash Inc. to two more US cities, its latest moves following a fallout…
Wonder, Serve Robotics partner to expand autonomous delivery on Grubhub
Wonder Group is partnering with Serve Robotics to bring autonomous sidewalk delivery to the Grubhub marketplace in Chicago, Los Angeles and Alexandria, Virginia.
Georgia delivery robot speed law takes effect July 1: 7 mph on sidewalks
Georgia HB 986 takes effect July 1, 2026. Delivery robot sidewalk speed raised from 4 to 7 mph. Requires continuous audio for visually impaired.
Serve Robotics Appoints Andreas Lieber to Board of Directors
Serve Robotics appointed Andreas Lieber to its Board of Directors, replacing Sarfraz Maredia, effective June 22, 2026.
The backlash over delivery robots
BBC: Growing backlash over delivery robots appearing on pavements in US cities. Accessibility and safety concerns mounting.
Shake Shack rolls out sidewalk robot delivery with Serve Robotics and Uber Eats
Shake Shack partnering with Serve Robotics and Uber Eats for first sidewalk robot delivery.
Serve Robotics has deployed 2,000+ delivery robots across the U.S.
Serve Robotics has deployed over 2,000 autonomous sidewalk delivery robots across the US, with plans to launch additional cities in early 2026.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/serve-robot.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/51fa500f-5937-4080-aa93-2835ac393df0
- Revision history: /models/serve-robot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Reality vs attention
Serve Robot draws attention at the 94th percentile but verifies reality at the 80th percentile among sidewalk robots. Hype Gap +13.9, 7th widest among sidewalk robots.
Analysis
Above-average adoption relative to same-category peers. Strong recent media coverage and press activity.
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Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 2, 2026