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Kiwibot completes new funding and closes ‘biggest expansion deal’ with Sodexo

February 17, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Kiwibot, the Colombian robotic sidewalk delivery startup with a new headquarters in Miami, has agreed a “multimillion-dollar contract expansion” with Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company.

This contract will enable Kiwibot to expand its robotic fleet, delivering more than 1,200 robots across 50 US college campuses, with Sodexo, by the end of 2022.

Sarosh Mistry, chair, Sodexo North America, says: “The early success of our Kiwibot partnership has shown that automated delivery is not only possible and reliable, it’s desirable. [Read more…] about Kiwibot completes new funding and closes ‘biggest expansion deal’ with Sodexo

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: business, campuses, delivery, food, kiwibot, robotic, robots, sodexo, university

Kiwibot partners with Careem for last-mile meal delivery

December 29, 2021 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Kiwibot, a autonomous last-mile delivery solution, is partnering with Careem, an online fulfillment app for the greater Middle East region.

The plan is for Kiwibot to work with Careem to autonomously fulfill local orders in Dubai.

Kiwibot has already established operations in a variety of other cities around the world, but this is the first deployment in the middle east. [Read more…] about Kiwibot partners with Careem for last-mile meal delivery

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: areas, careem, city, delivery, dubai, east, fulfillment, includes, kiwibot, last mile, middle, operations, residential, rta, sidewalk

Kiwibot launches robotic delivery service on Loyola university campus

November 5, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Kiwibot has launched its robotic delivery service at Loyola Marymount University campus, in partnership with LMU Dining.

And until November 14, new Sodexo Bite app subscribers can take advantage of free food delivery fee at two on-campus locations.

If you haven’t seen the newest four-wheeled residents on campus at Loyola Marymount University yet, chances are you will soon if you are on the campus. [Read more…] about Kiwibot launches robotic delivery service on Loyola university campus

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: app, bite, campus, deliveries, delivery, dining, food, kiwibot, lmu, locations, loyola, marymount, sodexo, university

Delivery robot company Kiwibot expands operations to four cities in partnership with Knight Foundation

September 1, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Kiwibot, a robotic delivery service that has completed over 150,000 food deliveries with semi-autonomous robots, has expanded its operations to San Jose, Miami-Dade County, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. 

This implementation of sidewalk delivery devices is possible due to a partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which funds initiatives that ensure that “residents’ voices drive the future of people-centered, smart cities”, says the company.

Each of the four cities will be given up to 10 robots with one human supervisor, making deliveries across these urban zones more efficient and cost-effective through Kiwibot’s last-mile delivery network. [Read more…] about Delivery robot company Kiwibot expands operations to four cities in partnership with Knight Foundation

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Kiwibot and Sodexo launch robotic food delivery services to three university campuses

August 12, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Kiwibot, a robotic last-mile delivery company, is partnering with Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company, to expand its robotic fleet to “drive the future of smart university campuses”.

This August, the two companies will make robot deliveries available at three campuses in the US:

  • New Mexico State University;
  • Loyola Marymount University, California; and
  • Gonzaga University, Washington.

Kiwibot says it offers full remote and in-field customer support to businesses and integrates with any business’s point-of-sale to distribute their food products via “powerful, cute-looking robots”. [Read more…] about Kiwibot and Sodexo launch robotic food delivery services to three university campuses

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Kiwibot and designer Alejandro Otálora receive iF Design Award

May 7, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Kiwibot, a service using semi-autonomous robots to reimagine and democratize robotic delivery, says that the concept prototype of its next-generation robot 4.0, Kiwibot Plus+, has won the world-renowned iF Design Award 2021 for Professional Concept.

Led by Alejandro Otálora, the company’s head designer, it is the first Colombian-run project ever to receive the award in this category.

Almost 10,000 entries were submitted from 52 countries to the world’s oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design. [Read more…] about Kiwibot and designer Alejandro Otálora receive iF Design Award

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Kiwibot to provide new delivery robots to Chick-fil-A, Segway and Knight Foundation

April 14, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Kiwibot, a robotic delivery service that has completed over 150,000 food deliveries with semi-autonomous robots, is launching its next-generation Kiwibot 4.0. 

The robots are already cruising the streets of Santa Monica, and by the beginning of May 2021, for those who order through local Shopify-powered portals, the service will extend across Los Angeles, San Jose, Miami, Pittsburg, and Detroit.  [Read more…] about Kiwibot to provide new delivery robots to Chick-fil-A, Segway and Knight Foundation

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: company, delivery, food, kiwibot, robot, robotic, robots

Piestro partners with Kiwibot to bring ‘automated artisan pizzas’ to your door

November 5, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Piestro, a start-up automating artisan pizza creation, is partnering with Kiwibot, the robotics company providing “affordable and accessible” delivery services, to offer consumers a touchless, contactless pizza delivery experience.

The partnership follows a successful campaign to raise finance on crowdfunding platform StartEngine, where Piestro had an oversubscription of investor interest.

As a result, Piestro will open a second funding campaign on StartEngine to give more everyday investors an opportunity to bring fresh, quality pizza to the masses. [Read more…] about Piestro partners with Kiwibot to bring ‘automated artisan pizzas’ to your door

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: bring, consumers, contactless, delivery, interest, kiwibot, operators, piestro, pizza, pizzeria, time

Wing AI partners with KiwiBot to develop robotic delivery services

August 18, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Wing AI is partnering with KiwiBot to develop robotic delivery services.

The companies say the partnership will “help make consumer deliveries easier, safer, and more affordable in the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Wing is a 24/7 mobile assistant app powered by humans and artificial intelligence. It is the only on-demand concierge app that learns about its users to better tailor and improve its services. [Read more…] about Wing AI partners with KiwiBot to develop robotic delivery services

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: ai, app, deliveries, delivery, kiwibot, pandemic, partners, service, services, technology, users, wing

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