Amazon Buys Robot Maker RIVR to Win Last-Mile Delivery Race
· Source: pymnts.com
In short
Amazon has acquired RIVR, a Swiss robotics company specializing in wheel-legged robots powered by physical artificial intelligence for last-mile delivery automation. The acquisition aims to accelerate Amazon's vision of deploying General Physical AI at scale to improve delivery safety and efficiency. RIVR previously raised $22 million in seed funding with participation from Amazon's Industrial Innovation Fund and had already launched pilot deployments in partnership with logistics carriers like Veho.
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Tags: robotics, automation, delivery, logistics, AI, acquisition