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Robot model

Yandex Rover

sidewalkcommercialby Yandex

Autonomous sidewalk delivery robot for food and grocery delivery.

Track Yandex Rover
Manufacturer
Yandex
Form factor
sidewalk
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

Overview

Autonomous sidewalk delivery robot for food and grocery delivery. Operates in Russian cities. Spun off as Avride internationally.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
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Key facts

Design

Six-wheeled sidewalk delivery robot with lidar, at walking speed.

Pilot (reported, Nov 2019)

Yandex Moscow campus, delivering Yandex.Eats food and Lavka groceries.

Data & sources

News coverage

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Yandex Rover. 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 (1)

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Recent activity

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Yandex Rover.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/07/yandex-is-now-testing-a-self-driving-sidewalk-cargo-delivery-robot/

Mentioned on (3)

Registry pages whose text names Yandex Rover.

Companies (2)

Yango Delivery, Yandex

Robots and products (1)

Avride delivery robot

Common questions

What is Yandex Rover?
Autonomous sidewalk delivery robot for food and grocery delivery. Operates in Russian cities. Spun off as Avride internationally.
How much does Yandex Rover cost?
Yandex Rover's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Yandex Rover from Yandex. 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 Yandex Rover actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Yandex Rover 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 Yandex Rover?
Yandex Rover is made by Yandex, based in Moscow, Russia.
Where is Yandex Rover deployed?
1 verified deployment of Yandex Rover is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Moscow, Russia.
Can you buy Yandex Rover?
Yandex Rover is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Yandex Rover?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable sidewalk robots to Yandex Rover include Starship Bot, Serve Gen 3, Coco Bot, Avride delivery robot.
How does Yandex Rover compare to Starship Bot?
Yandex Rover and Starship Bot (Starship Technologies · 61 deployments) are both sidewalk robots on the DEPLOY registry. Yandex Rover has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Yandex Rover a top sidewalk?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Yandex Rover ranks in roughly the top 75% of sidewalk models tracked by the registry.
What is Yandex Rover's maturity stage?
Yandex Rover is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Yandex Rover safe?
Yandex Rover 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: sidewalk

Sources by quality tier

1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication

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

Methodology surface for Yandex Rover.

Recent coverage

Yandex Rover in third-party press

Food delivery robots offline after bomb threat at Oregon State University

Oct 24, 2023

Yango's Delivery Robots Won't Return to Busy Tel Aviv Sidewalks

Aug 1, 2022

Tel Aviv halts Yandex delivery robot trial

Jul 7, 2022