After Lofty Heights, Nuro Again Lays Off Hundreds
Six months after laying off 20 percent of its staff, Nuro has reportedly laid off 30 percent of its remaining workforce. The autonomous delivery robot manufacturer has seen a dramatic reversal of its fortunes after landing a $600 million Series D funding round in late...
Nuro’s Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Drives into the Smithsonian’s Collections
Just ahead of Earth Day, the Smithsonian announced a self-driving delivery vehicle from Nuro—powered by sustainable energy—has been added to the museum’s robot collections at the National Museum of American History. Collecting the R1 from Nuro, the Mountain View,...
Starship Robots on a Roll: Orders up 72 Percent at George Mason University
George Mason University, the first U.S. college campus to offer autonomous food delivery, and Starship Technologies are celebrating four years of service and over 330,000 orders placed. The company launched the service in 2019 with a fleet of 25 robots, which has...
Grubhub Ends Robot Delivery Partnership with Russia’s Yandex
Just eight months after announcing a robotic delivery partnership with Yandex Self-Driving Group, a division of the Russian multinational tech group, Grubhub has severed its ties in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. First announced last July, Grubhub signed a...
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