R Kiwi (formerly Kiwibot)

Overview

R Kiwi (formerly Kiwibot) is a consumer-facing unit from Robot.com (headquartered in the United States, founded 2017), 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 delivery robot for campus and city food orders.

We did not find an NSF listing for it. Pricing model: campus service through Grubhub partnerships and Sodexo agreement; pricing not published. Utilities: battery, 10-12 h; wireless charging.

Payments: no onboard terminal; ordering through Grubhub. Meal plans: yes: via Grubhub Campus ordering platform (meal-plan acceptance per campus not stated).

Notable users and reference sites: University of Southern Indiana (IN); Loyola Marymount University (CA); Sodexo-operated campuses (seven-year agreement).

Company page: 500+ robots across campuses and city sidewalks; 2026 press release on Grubhub expansion to 10 more campuses.

Specs at a glance

Company founded

Founded 2017

Headquarters

United States

Certifications

No NSF listing found

Footprint

not published

Utilities

battery, 10-12 h; wireless charging

Throughput (maker's claim)

not published

Price model

campus service through Grubhub partnerships and Sodexo agreement; pricing not published

Placement

Consumer-facing

Payment terminal

no onboard terminal; ordering through Grubhub

Meal plans

yes: via Grubhub Campus ordering platform (meal-plan acceptance per campus not stated)

Notable users

• University of Southern Indiana (IN)
• Loyola Marymount University (CA)
• Sodexo-operated campuses (seven-year agreement)

Sources

robot.com ↗, prnewswire.com ↗, robot.com ↗