Mobility
Serve Robotics Inc. has launched the AV Delivery Developer Portal, a public API that lets developers, businesses, hobbyists, and AI assistants programmatically summon robots from its sidewalk delivery fleet. The company also released a sandbox environment where anyone can build and test applications before running them on live robots.
The move positions Serve’s autonomous fleet as a platform rather than a closed delivery service. Spun out of Uber in 2021, the Redwood City, Calif.-based company designs and operates robots that autonomously navigate complex, human-centric environments. Serve said it has deployed more than 2,000 robots across the U.S. and Australia, reaching about 3 million people and supporting delivery for more than 4,000 restaurants. Earlier this year, it acquired hospital service robot provider Diligent Robotics.
Opening our fleet gives us an opportunity to serve those needs.
“You shouldn’t have to start a robotics company to build something useful with robots,” said Ali Kashani, co-founder and CEO of Serve Robotics. “We’ve spent years figuring out how robots can navigate neighborhoods. The people who live and work there will have needs we haven’t thought of.” The company said its robots are intended to make daily errands easy and on-demand delivery affordable and accessible, with businesses able to move goods between offices and local businesses able to expand delivery footprints without hiring more staff.
The portal follows last week’s launch of Serve Physical AI Services, which opened the company’s technology to companies building new types of robots. Serve asserted that it designs its robot hardware and software to work safely in public and private environments at scale.
Source: The Robot Report