Avride delivery robot

Overview

Avride delivery robot is a consumer-facing unit from Avride (headquartered in the United States, founded dec 2020), listed in the Front-of-house Service & Delivery Robots category of the Food Robotics Catalogue. According to the maker and the sources we checked, it is commercially available. What it does: Sidewalk robot delivering campus dining and restaurant orders.

We did not find an NSF listing for it. Throughput, as claimed by the maker: max cargo 25 kg (55 lb) (maker). Pricing model: campus service through Grubhub partnerships; pricing not published. Utilities: battery, ~50 km (31 mi) range; 8 km/h (5 mph).

Payments: no onboard terminal; pay in Grubhub app. Meal plans: yes: Grubhub Campus; BGSU meal plans, Falcon Dollars, BG1 Bucks, credit and debit.

Notable users and reference sites: Bowling Green State University (OH); UNC Wilmington (NC).

Replacing other robots on many campuses in 2026 via Grubhub (e.g., BGSU, UNCW).

Specs at a glance

Company founded

Founded Dec 2020

Headquarters

United States

Certifications

No NSF listing found

Footprint

not published

Utilities

battery, ~50 km (31 mi) range; 8 km/h (5 mph)

Throughput (maker's claim)

max cargo 25 kg (55 lb) (maker)

Price model

campus service through Grubhub partnerships; pricing not published

Placement

Consumer-facing

Payment terminal

no onboard terminal; pay in Grubhub app

Meal plans

yes: Grubhub Campus; BGSU meal plans, Falcon Dollars, BG1 Bucks, credit and debit

Notable users

• Bowling Green State University (OH)
• UNC Wilmington (NC)

Sources

avride.ai ↗, bgsu.edu ↗, uncw.edu ↗, info.nsf.org ↗