# Kiwibot

> Kiwibot builds small four-wheeled sidewalk robots that handle last-mile delivery on university campuses and inside cities. Founded in 2017 by three Colombian engineers and incubated at UC Berkeley's SkyDeck, the company now operates more than 1,200 Level 4 autonomous robots across 30-plus campuses, completing hundreds of thousands of deliveries with partners like Sodexo, Shopify, Chick-fil-A and the City of San Jose. In 2025 the parent entity began doing business as Robot.com, broadening from food delivery into advertising, logistics and inspection.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, California, United States
- **Founders:** Felipe Chavez Cortes (CEO and Co-founder), Jason Oviedo (CTO and Co-founder), Sergio Pachon (COO and Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~150 employees
- **Products:** Kiwi, Noid, Dog, Cargo, Robot Fleet as a Service
- **Notable:** Operating fleet of 1,200+ autonomous robots across 30+ campuses, Hundreds of thousands of completed last-mile deliveries, Achieved Level 4 autonomy at pedestrian speed

## Products & services

- **Kiwi** — The flagship sidewalk delivery robot. Level 4 autonomy, roughly 19L cargo capacity, 12-hour battery, pedestrian-speed travel, self-charging via dock.
- **Noid** — Kitchen and service robot for dynamic indoor environments - restaurants, ghost kitchens and quick-service back-of-house.
- **Dog** — Quadruped-style robot for advertising, brand activations and infrastructure inspection in both indoor and outdoor settings.
- **Cargo** — Larger logistics robot designed for warehouse movement and short-haul urban freight.
- **Robot Fleet as a Service** — Subscription model where customers pay per delivery or per active robot, with Kiwibot handling fleet ops, maintenance and software.

## Achievements

- Operating fleet of 1,200+ autonomous robots across 30+ campuses
- Hundreds of thousands of completed last-mile deliveries
- Achieved Level 4 autonomy at pedestrian speed
- Raised more than $25M total funding over multiple rounds
- Acquired Nickelytics in September 2024
- Parent company rebranded operations as Robot.com in 2025

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Closed an additional private-equity financing round to extend fleet scale-up.
- **2025-10** — Raised $18.1M in a private equity round.
- **2025** — Kiwi Campus, Inc. begins operating as Robot.com, expanding product line into Noid (service), Dog (advertising/inspection) and Cargo (logistics).
- **2024-09** — Acquired Nickelytics to scale robot-surface advertising as a second revenue line.
- **2023-02** — Secured $10M financing deal - described as first-of-its-kind for delivery-robot fleet expansion.

## Links

- Website: https://kiwibot.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kiwibot
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kiwicampus
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gokiwibot/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kiwicampus
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gorkiwi

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Last updated: 2026-05-19