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Pulse 1

TeleRetail (now Aitonomi AG) developed the Pulse 1 autonomous delivery robot using the company's Aito autopilot software for urban, suburban, and rural…

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Manufacturer
TeleRetail
Form factor
sidewalk
Lifecycle
active

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  • 0

    Tracked changes

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Overview

TeleRetail (now Aitonomi AG) developed the Pulse 1 autonomous delivery robot using the company's Aito autopilot software for urban, suburban, and rural last-mile logistics. The vehicle is designed to cover distances up to 50 miles and serve retail businesses, local shops, and postal operators in Switzerland. The company, founded in 2014, received partial funding from the European Space Agency and worked with Swiss Post on feasibility validation.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
2 sources, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for Pulse 1.

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

Sources (2)

  1. Aitonomi - Autonomous Electric Transporter · https://www.aitonomi.com/en
  2. TeleRetail Delivery Robot | ESA Space Solutions · https://business.esa.int/projects/teleretail-delivery-robot

Common questions

What is Pulse 1?
TeleRetail (now Aitonomi AG) developed the Pulse 1 autonomous delivery robot using the company's Aito autopilot software for urban, suburban, and rural last-mile logistics. The vehicle is designed to cover distances up to 50 miles and serve retail businesses, local shops, and postal operators in Switzerland. The company, founded in 2014, received partial funding from the European Space Agency and worked with Swiss Post on feasibility validation.
Who makes Pulse 1?
Pulse 1 is made by TeleRetail, based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Where is Pulse 1 deployed?
No verified deployments of Pulse 1 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.
Is Pulse 1 safe?
Pulse 1 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: sidewalk

Sources by quality tier

2
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Recent coverage

Pulse 1 in third-party press

Reimagining Warehouse Robotics: From Silicon Valley to Assembly Lines - Global Trade Magazine

Nov 23, 2023

Top 10 autonomous delivery innovators you didn’t know about - EV Magazine

Feb 7, 2023

10 Autonomous Robots for Last-mile Deliveries - Practical Ecommerce

Jun 28, 2021