Veho, RIVR Partnership to Improve E-Commerce Delivery Through AI-Powered Robots

Veho and RIVR partenred to improve e-commerce delivery experience and efficiency through the use of parcel delivery robots.

“Over nine years, Veho has proven that a delivery platform and technology built for e-commerce produces better delivery experiences and economics for consumers and brands. This partnership is an exciting next step in reinventing e-commerce delivery and enabling brands to turn shipping from a cost center to a value driver,” says Veho co-founder and CEO Itamar Zur. “When it comes to delivery, customers care most about its reliability, speed and cost. This partnership will help us learn if a robot working with a human can help reduce delivery costs while improving on-time-delivery and speed, all while maintaining a great delivery and brand experience.”

“With the exponential rise in e-commerce, the last mile has become the most critical—and complex—link in the logistics chain. At RIVR, our mission is to put one million delivery robots into the field, leveraging General Physical AI to scale urban robotics to where it’s needed most,” says Marko Bjelonic, CEO of RIVR. “Our partnership with Veho is a major milestone on that journey to bring our technology to the U.S. As a leading parcel delivery platform in the U.S., Veho offers the ideal environment for deploying at scale—helping us deliver not just faster and more cost-effective service, but a smarter, more human-centered model for robotics in logistics.”

Key takeaways:

·        The robots are intended to enable humans to deliver more parcels, faster, with less physical strain.

·        While a human driver completes one drop-off, the wheeled-legged robot will deliver another, navigating from the delivery vehicle all the way to the customer’s doorstep, placing parcels according to customer’s instructions, while leveraging the Veho app to send a photo of each successful delivery.

·        Veho’s platform enables drivers to deliver millions of packages per month across 50 U.S. metropolitan areas across a network of over 30 distribution centers and 84,000 independent driver-partners.

·        RIVR combines its wheeled-legged design and physical AI, which enables the robot to navigate real-world obstacles like stairs, gates, and uneven terrain—all the way to the consumer’s doorstep.