# Where do delivery robots operate?

**Verdict:** Sidewalk delivery robots operate across about eight US metros today, and the footprint is concentrated among a few operators. Serve Robotics runs the widest verified US presence - Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, Atlanta, and Chicago - and reports 44 cities in its SEC filings. Coco operates in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and Chicago. Avride runs in Austin, and DoorDash's Dot robots are in Phoenix. Starship reports more than 300 locations, but those are mostly college campuses and UK towns, so that is the company's own figure, not an independently verified city count. Each operator below links to its registry record.

**Summary:** 8 US metros with delivery robots · widest verified US footprint: Serve (5 metros) · 5 operators tracked · largest reported network: Starship, 300+ (mostly campuses).

Availability is sourced from the DEPLOY registry. [How we verify](/methodology.md).

## Tier 1 - Operating in US metros

Sidewalk delivery robots with operating fleets tracked in these US metros. Verified from the DEPLOY registry.

| Operator | Markets | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| [Serve Robotics](/companies/serve-robotics.md) | Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago | Operating fleets tracked in these metros. Serve reports 44 cities across 14 states in its SEC filings. |
| Coco | San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago | Santa Monica based; operating fleets tracked in these metros. |
| [Avride](/companies/avride.md) | Austin | Operating in Austin; Avride also runs a robotaxi service in Dallas. |
| [DoorDash (Dot)](/companies/doordash.md) | Phoenix | Dot delivery robots operating in Phoenix. |

## Tier 2 - Operator-reported footprint

This is a footprint the operator reports, rendered as the company's own figures. It is not independently verified by DEPLOY.

| Operator | Operator-reported footprint |
|---|---|
| Starship Technologies | Reports more than 300 locations, concentrated on college campuses and UK towns. Company figure, not independently verified. |

_Note: Two adjacent categories are not counted above: Nuro operates a road-going autonomous delivery vehicle (a different class from sidewalk robots), and drone delivery (companies like Wing and Zipline) is a separate modality._

## See also

- [Delivery robot specs compared](/delivery-robot-specs-compared.md): how these robots compare on payload, speed, and range.
- [Where can you ride a robotaxi](/where-can-you-ride-a-robotaxi.md): the robotaxi twin of this footprint page.
- [Sidewalk robot laws](/sidewalk-robot-laws.md): where sidewalk delivery robots are legal.
- [Verified deployments](/verified-deployments.md): where these robots actually operate.

_DEPLOY does not operate delivery robots. We verify where they actually run; operator-reported footprint is labeled as the company's own figures._

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