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| Robot.com | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Legal name | Kiwi Campus, Inc., dba Robot.com |
| Founded | 2016 (as Kiwi Campus) |
| Founder | Felipe Chavez (CEO) |
| Incorporated | Delaware, United States |
| Industry | Robotics, Logistics |
| Products | R-Noid, R-Top, R-Cargo, R-Dog, R-Kiwi |
| Philosophy | "Robots for now, not someday" |
| Website | robot.com |
Robot.com (legally Kiwi Campus, Inc.) is an American robotics company that develops and operates autonomous mobile robots designed for real-world industrial and logistics applications. The company was originally founded in 2016 as Kiwi Campus, a food delivery robot startup at the University of California, Berkeley, by Colombian entrepreneur Felipe Chavez. The company later rebranded to Robot.com, shifting its focus toward industrial deployments. Its product lineup includes the R-Noid mobile humanoid robot for factory floors, the R-Top stationary humanoid for precision tabletop work, and several other robot models for delivery and logistics.[1][2]
Felipe Chavez, originally from Colombia, started his entrepreneurial career with Lulo, a delivery service for university students that was later acquired by Latin American unicorn Merqueo. In 2016, Chavez founded Kiwi Campus (later known as Kiwibot) with CTO Jason Oviedo and COO Sergio Pachon in the SkyDeck business incubator at UC Berkeley. The idea was born from Chavez's observation that delivery charges for online food orders were sometimes as high as the food itself.[3][4]
Kiwibot rolled out its first prototype delivery robots on the Berkeley campus in March 2017, eventually expanding to multiple university campuses and urban areas across the United States. The company went through several iterations of its delivery platform, developing small autonomous four-wheeled robots for last-mile food delivery.
The company eventually pivoted from consumer food delivery to industrial robotics, rebranding as Robot.com. Under the motto "robots for now, not someday," Robot.com emphasizes practical, immediately deployable robotic solutions rather than future prototypes. The company focuses on disciplined building and scaling of proven products for long-term value.[1]
| Product | Type | Application |
|---|---|---|
| R-Noid | Mobile humanoid robot | Factory floors, warehouse lines |
| R-Top | Stationary humanoid | Precision tabletop work, semiconductor handling |
| R-Cargo | Delivery robot | Material transport |
| R-Dog | Quadruped robot | Patrol, inspection |
| R-Kiwi | Delivery robot | Campus and urban delivery |
R-Noid is Robot.com's mobile humanoid robot designed for factory and warehouse environments, working alongside human workers to handle repetitive tasks.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Arms | Dual 7-DOF arms |
| Payload per arm | 11 lbs (5 kg) |
| Torso | 4-DOF articulated |
| Display | Dual screen expressive display |
| Autonomy | Generative VLA (Vision Language Action) |
| Charging | Autonomous docking and charging |
R-Noid uses Robot.com's proprietary AI technology and Vision-Language-Action models, enabling it to understand commands and manage tasks in unpredictable environments.[1]
R-Top is a complementary stationary humanoid designed for precision work at fixed stations. It uses dual arms and advanced sensors for delicate, repetitive tabletop tasks, particularly in semiconductor wafer handling.[1]
Robot.com reports hundreds of robots deployed and millions of tasks completed across campuses, warehouses, and service venues. GXO, a major logistics company, has deployed Robot.com robots in live warehouse operations for moving semiconductor wafers, boxes, and parts safely alongside human workers.[1]