Buying guide
Kiwibot 4.0
By Kiwibot · sidewalk
- Price
- —
- Availability
- Internal use only (not for retail).
- Maturity
- commercial
- Real-world use
- Yes, 16 verified deployments
Kiwibot's fourth-generation sidewalk delivery robot is a semi-autonomous bot with teleoperator oversight and an insulated cargo compartment sized for campus food delivery. There is no consumer price: it is a B2B delivery service, not a robot sold to consumers. On the autonomy spectrum it sits between fully teleoperated and fully autonomous: semi-autonomous with human teleoperator oversight. From Kiwibot, it is at commercial maturity.
Readiness
Kiwibot 4.0 is internal use only (not for retail), the 1 capability claim on file is all teleoperated-assisted with verified, 16 verified deployments are on file, and no incidents are on record.
- Availability
- internal-only
Internal use only (not for retail).
- Price honesty
- no-price
No price points on file for Kiwibot 4.0.
- Capability honesty
- teleoperated-assisted
1 reviewed claim: teleoperated-assisted, verified.
- Real-world use
- commercial
Maturity: commercial. 16 verified deployments in the registry.
- Safety record
- no-incidents
No incidents on record. 16 verified deployments on file.
What it claims to do
- Delivers packagesteleoperated-assisted· verifiedevidence ↗
Price
No reviewed price points on file.
Real-world use
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (UBC) operated by Kiwibot2025-09-03
- Findlay, Ohio, USA operated by Kiwibot2024-06-01
- Washington, D.C., USA operated by Kiwibot2023-03-14
- Los Angeles, California, USA operated by Kiwibot2023-01-01
- Miami operated by Kiwibot2023-01-01
- Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA (UND) operated by Kiwibot2022-12-01
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA operated by Kiwibot2022-01-01
- Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA operated by Kiwibot2022-01-01
- San Jose, California, USA operated by Kiwibot2022-01-01
- Detroit, Michigan, USA operated by Kiwibot2022-01-01
- Los Angeles, California, USA (LMU) operated by Kiwibot2021-08-01
- Spokane, Washington, USA (Gonzaga) operated by Kiwibot2021-08-01
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA (NMSU) operated by Kiwibot2021-08-01
- Sacramento, California, USA operated by Kiwibot2019-08-21
- Palo Alto, California, USA (Stanford) operated by Kiwibot2018-02-01
- Berkeley, California, USA (UC Berkeley) operated by Kiwibot2017-03-01
Safety record
No incidents on record. 16 verified deployments on file.
Privacy
No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Kiwibot 4.0.
Specs
- runtime
- 12 h
- max_speed
- 7 km/h
- drive_mode
- semi_autonomous_with_teleoperation
- generation
- 4
- payload_kg
- 13.6
- payload_class
- food_delivery
What's under the hood
No brain on file for Kiwibot 4.0.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Kiwibot 4.0 actually available for purchase?
Not available to consumers. In internal use by Kiwibot.Source: Kiwibot — Company website
What does the Kiwibot 4.0 cost?
Not announced.
Does the Kiwibot 4.0 really delivers packages?
Verified at teleoperator-assisted autonomy; not fully autonomous.Sources: Kiwibot official website; commercial sidewalk delivery robot operating on 25+ university campuses and cities in the US including UC San Diego, University of Pittsburgh, San Jose, Denver; delivers food and packages within campus zones, Kiwibot plans to deploy robots in more than 20 cities -- TechCrunch; sidewalk delivery robot expansion 2022; one remote operator monitors approximately 10 robots simultaneously; semi-autonomous with teleoperated-assisted fallback
Where is the Kiwibot 4.0 being used?
Kiwibot 4.0 is in use at: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (UBC) operated by Kiwibot (2025-09-03), Findlay, Ohio, USA operated by Kiwibot (2024-06-01), Washington, D.C., USA operated by Kiwibot (2023-03-14), Los Angeles, California, USA operated by Kiwibot (2023-01-01), and Miami operated by Kiwibot (2023-01-01), plus 11 more.Source: Kiwibots coming to UBC Vancouver
Is the Kiwibot 4.0 safe?
No incidents on record across 16 verified deployments.
How does the Kiwibot 4.0 handle privacy?
No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Kiwibot 4.0.
Who makes the Kiwibot 4.0?
Kiwibot 4.0 is made by Kiwibot, based in Berkeley, CA, USA.Source: Kiwibot — Company website
Video
PRIMARY SOURCE
Kiwibot trailer for its Kiwibot 4.0 sidewalk delivery robot. The company markets Level 3/4 autonomy but relies on remote human operators for road crossings.
Manufacturer
Kiwibot (registry record: /companies/kiwibot)
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Sources
- Kiwibot — Robots page · https://www.kiwibot.com/robots
- Sodexo (official) - scales Kiwibot robotic delivery across US universities · https://www.sodexo.com/media/kiwibot-roll-out-USA.html
- Kiwibot - expands to four cities in partnership with the Knight Foundation · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kiwibot-expands-operations-to-four-cities-in-partnership-with-knight-foundation-to-advance-safe-and-equitable-mobility-301367235.html
- Kiwibot · https://www.robot.com/
- Kiwibot — Company website · https://www.kiwibot.com
- Wikipedia — Kiwibot · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwibot
- Kiwibot turns into Robot.com as Sodexo, AWS, and SKIP deploy its technology (Oct 2025 rebrand) · https://retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2025/10/29/kiwibot-turns-into-robotcom-as-sodexo-amazon-web-services-and-skip-deploy-its-technology
- Kiwibot announces funding; teams with Sodexo for campus delivery · https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kiwibot-announces-funding-teams-with-sodexho-to-take-delivery-bots-to-college
- Kiwibot and Sodexo to bring 1,000+ delivery robots to 50 college campuses · https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/kiwibot-and-sodexo-to-bring-over-1k-delivery-robots-to-50-college-campuses/618997/
- Kiwibot secures $10M first-of-its-kind financing (kineo) to expand its fleet · https://techfundingnews.com/kiwibot-secures-first-of-its-kind-financing-deal-to-expand-their-fleet-of-delivery-robots/
- Kiwibot secures $10M financing from kineo to support growth · https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/kiwibot-10M-financing-from-kineo/643297/
- Miami-based Kiwibot aims to expand its fleet by 1,200 to serve 50 campuses · https://www.floridatrend.com/article/33579/miami-based-robotic-delivery-service-called-kiwibot-aims-to-expand-its-fleet-of-robots-by-1200-to-serve-50-college-campuses-nationwide
- Kiwibot official website; commercial sidewalk delivery robot operating on 25+ university campuses and cities in the US including UC San Diego, University of Pittsburgh, San Jose, Denver; delivers food and packages within campus zones · https://www.kiwibot.com/
- Kiwibot plans to deploy robots in more than 20 cities -- TechCrunch; sidewalk delivery robot expansion 2022; one remote operator monitors approximately 10 robots simultaneously; semi-autonomous with teleoperated-assisted fallback · https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/21/kiwibot-plans-to-deploy-robots-in-more-than-20-cities-this-year/ · 2022-07-21
- Kiwibots coming to UBC Vancouver · https://news.ubc.ca/2025/09/kiwibots-coming-to-ubc-vancouver/
- Goodbye Kiwibots: Are they missed? · https://pulse.findlay.edu/2025/uncategorized/goodbye-kiwibots-are-they-missed/
- Kiwibots Take Over Howard — With Food Deliveries · https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/kiwibots-take-over-howard-food-deliveries
- Kiwibot Is Moving Off Campus — and Into the Streets · https://medium.com/headlineasia/kiwibot-is-moving-off-campus-and-into-the-streets-132aaf33a9a9
- Kiwibot strong presence in Pittsburgh, Miami, LA · https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/04/12/top-20-autonomous-delivery-robot-companies-in-2025/89707/ · 2026-03-20
- Grubhub, Kiwibot to roll out robotic delivery at colleges · https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/grubhub-kiwibot-robotic-delivery-colleges/638350/
- Kiwibot is adding more robots to its Pittsburgh pilot · https://technical.ly/startups/kiwibot-robots-pilot/
- Kiwibot Expands Operations to Four Cities · https://www.newswire.com/news/kiwibot-expands-operations-to-four-cities-in-partnership-with-knight-21481074
- Kiwibots Officially Launch at Westchester Campus · https://newsroom.lmu.edu/campusnews/kiwibots-officially-launch-at-westchester-campus/
- Kiwibot partners with Sodexo · https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/10/kiwibot-partners-with-hospitality-giant-sodexo-to-bring-food-delivery-robots-to-college-campuses/
- Kiwi Campus — Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_Campus
Recent coverage
- West Hollywood man with cerebral palsy voices concerns after delivery robot crashBen Smith, Deploy Editor · 2026-04-15
- Kiwibot modifies its robot for ads, delivery and cargo needs - Robotics & Automation NewsGoogle News · 2024-11-14
- Kiwibot and Sodexo to bring over 1K delivery robots to 50 college campusesBen Smith, Deploy Editor · 2022-02-17
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