Serve Robotics wants to democratize sidewalk delivery robots

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Serve Robotics is opening its developer platform to let third parties dispatch its fleet of about 2,000 autonomous sidewalk delivery robots. The initiative aims to broaden access beyond major delivery services and is available in 150 neighborhoods where the company operates.

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 … Read the full story at The Verge.