Serve Robotics · working robot
Serve Gen 3 robot
Third-generation sidewalk delivery robot, said to be nearly twice as fast with double the range of Gen 2 and room for four large pizzas. Serve spun out of Uber in 2021.
- Price
- —Not sold; CEO says Gen 3 costs a third of Gen 2 to build
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Serve calls its fleet the largest sidewalk delivery fleet in the US.
Real-world use
Serve passed 2,000 deployed robots in December 2025 across Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, Chicago and more.
Maker
Serve RoboticsCompany · founded 2021 · Redwood City, California, United StatesPublic attention
#4 of 396 current machines in public attention.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 3 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- about 2,000 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
- 8 reported deployments
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. It drives sidewalks to deliver orders by itself, with remote supervisors who can help if it gets stuck.
- Battery & power
- Serve says Gen 3 runs about six more hours a day and twice the distance of Gen 2
- AI & software
- SAE Level 4 autonomy on sidewalks and crossings; Serve reports a 99.8% delivery completion rate
- Other details
- Insulated cargo bay holding up to four large pizzas plus sides; nearly twice as fast as Gen 2; fail-safe mechanical brakes and an emergency braking system that stops 40% faster.
From the maker
Serve Gen 3 robot is the only machine from Serve Robotics in the atlas.
Watch Serve Gen 3 robot
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedNot sold; CEO says Gen 3 costs a third of Gen 2 to build
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Production began October 2024; 1,000 Gen 3 robots by October 2025 and more than 2,000 robots (fleet) by December 2025
- Customers and pilots
- Uber Eats and DoorDash (multi-year deal from October 2025); 7-Eleven and many restaurant brands; operating in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Chicago and Fort Lauderdale
Where it is sold and supported
What Serve Robotics publishes about where you can get Serve Gen 3 robot and who looks after it.
- How to get it
- Delivery service ordered through Uber Eats or DoorDash; the maker's pages list no robot sale or lease
- Support
- A contact page and an FAQ page; no warranty or service terms
From serverobotics.com, checked October 12, 2026. The pages name no operating cities for the robot. The Software page describes Serve's remote-monitoring software, not a robot product. Simbeing does not sell robots: buy from the maker's own page.
Where it works
8 reported deployments.
- Deployed
Uber Eats and DoorDash merchants · Los Angeles
Serve's sidewalk robots deliver restaurant orders for Uber Eats and DoorDash in Los Angeles. Serve says it runs more than 2,000 robots across all its US cities (no per-city split) The Robot Report
- Deployed
Uber Eats and DoorDash merchants · Miami
Serve robots deliver food orders in Miami. Serve says it runs more than 2,000 robots across all its US cities (no per-city split) The Robot Report
- Deployed
Uber Eats and DoorDash merchants · Dallas
Serve robots deliver food orders across Dallas-Fort Worth. Serve says it runs more than 2,000 robots across all its US cities (no per-city split) The Robot Report
- Deployed
Uber Eats and DoorDash merchants · Atlanta
Serve robots deliver food orders in Atlanta. Serve says it runs more than 2,000 robots across all its US cities (no per-city split) The Robot Report
- Deployed
Uber Eats and DoorDash merchants · Chicago
Serve robots deliver food orders in Chicago. Serve says it runs more than 2,000 robots across all its US cities (no per-city split) The Robot Report
- Deployed
Uber Eats and DoorDash merchants · Alexandria · since 2025-12
Serve launched sidewalk robot delivery in Alexandria, Virginia in December 2025. Serve says it runs more than 2,000 robots across all its US cities (no per-city split) The Robot Report
- Deployed
DoorDash merchants · Dupont Circle and downtown · Washington · since 2026-08
Serve robots deliver DoorDash orders in Dupont Circle and parts of downtown Washington, DC. Unite.AI
- Deployed
DoorDash merchants · San Jose · since 2026-07
Serve's first Bay Area market: robots deliver DoorDash orders in San Jose. Unite.AI
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Uber sells its whole Serve stake
Uber disclosed it had sold all its Serve shares as the two companies' business models diverged.
TechCrunch - Serve passes 2,000 robots
Serve said it had deployed more than 2,000 sidewalk robots, a twentyfold fleet increase in 2025.
The Robot Report - DoorDash signs up Serve
DoorDash agreed a multi-year deal to use Serve robots, starting in Los Angeles.
TechCrunch
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | Serve Gen 3 robotServe Robotics |  Avride delivery robot (next generation, four-wheel)Avride (Nebius Group)Same job: sidewalk food delivery · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Cartken CourierCartkenSame job: sidewalk food delivery · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2025 | 2024-10 | 2021-03 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | — | — | 62 cm |
| Weight | — | — | — |
| Joints | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | 8 km/h | 5.3 km/h |
| Payload | — | — | 20 kg |
| Battery | — | 13 h | 13 h |
| Price | — | — | — |
Sources
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