Delivery robot startup Robot.com is betting its next act on workplace humanoids

Robot.com is expanding beyond campus-delivery bots with a new wheeled humanoid that the company said can perform tasks across several industries. The startup, best known for its sidewalk delivery robots used on college campuses, is targeting industrial, food services, and logistics customers with a robot designed to handle repetitive, physically demanding work indoors.

The company described the new robot as a wheeled humanoid – roughly the size of a person, with two arms and a torso that can move through tight spaces. It is not a bipedal machine like some competitors' designs. The wheeled base lets it roll through warehouses, kitchens, and factory floors while manipulating objects with its hands.

Robot.com did not share a price or a deployment timeline. The company said it has begun testing the robot with a small group of partners in the food-service and logistics sectors. One unnamed partner is using it to carry trays and restock supplies in a commercial kitchen, according to Robot.com.