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Serve Robotics wants to democratize sidewalk delivery robots

Serve Robotics wants to democratize sidewalk delivery robots
The Verge Wednesday 11 November 2026, 12:30 UTC By Andrew J. Hawkins 1 min read
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A delivery robot rolls down a pedestrian walkway in Miami. | Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty Images Serve Robotics is opening up its platform to make its autonomous last-mile delivery robots available to anyone who wants to use them. The company is launching a new AV Delivery Developer Portal, enabling third-party software engineers, independent businesses, and even autonomous AI agents to access its fleet of 2,000 sidewalk robots.

A delivery robot rolls down a pedestrian walkway in Miami. | Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Serve Robotics is opening up its platform to make its autonomous last-mile delivery robots available to anyone who wants to use them. The company is launching a new AV Delivery Developer Portal, enabling third-party software engineers, independent businesses, and even autonomous AI agents to access its fleet of 2,000 sidewalk robots.

With this new capability, third-party developers and interested small businesses can use Serve's software tools to dispatch robots directly without relying on major food delivery companies, like Uber Eats. Now, anyone who lives in one of the 150 neighborhoods where the company currently operates can employ a si …

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