The AV Delivery Developer Portal enables anyone to call robots from Serve’s delivery fleet. Source: Serve Robotics
Serve Robotics Inc. today launched the AV Delivery Developer Portal, which it said gives developers, businesses, hobbyists, and AI assistants the opportunity to programmatically summon its sidewalk delivery robots. The company said its public application programming interface, or API, allows others to work with its autonomous robot fleet. It also released a sandbox environment where anyone can build and test applications before using them with live robots.
“You shouldn’t have to start a robotics company to build something useful with robots,” stated 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. Opening our fleet gives us an opportunity to serve those needs.”
Spun out of Uber in 2021, Serve Robotics designs and operates robots that autonomously navigate complex, human-centric environments. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company 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, Serve acquired hospital service robot provider Diligent Robotics. Serve asserted that it designs its robot hardware and software to work safely in public and private environments at scale.
Serve Robotics said its mobile robots are intended to make daily errands easy and on-demand delivery affordable and accessible. Businesses can use the robots to transport goods between their offices, and local businesses can expand their delivery footprints without hiring more staffers, the company noted.
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