Serve Robotics is broadening its autonomous delivery network through a new partnership with Grubhub, adding a third major platform alongside Uber Eats and DoorDash. The service launches in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Alexandria, Virginia, with over 100 Grubhub merchants in Chicago and nearly 200 in Los Angeles initially. Wonder, Grubhub's parent company, will also use Serve robots for delivery from its Alexandria location.
Key takeaways
- Serve expands to Washington, DC and San Jose, California, bringing its total US markets to eight.
- New micro depots in Miami aim to reduce entry costs for high-demand neighborhoods.
- Beacon, a countertop device with cellular connectivity, simplifies restaurant-robot integration without additional tablets.
- Diligent Robotics begins deploying Moxi 2.0 in US hospitals, featuring 10x more compute and 10-15x faster perception processing.
- Moxi 2.0 includes a robotic world model trained on fleet data, using Nvidia and AWS infrastructure.
Diligent Robotics, acquired by Serve in 2026, is rolling out Moxi 2.0 to hospitals including Endeavor Health Edward Hospital, Providence Saint John's Health Center, and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The new platform incorporates five years of operational experience and offers up to 18 hours of daily operating time, with faster charging and improved autonomy. Its compute uses Nvidia A2000 hardware, and development leverages Nvidia Isaac Sim and Cosmos models. The robotic world model, trained via AWS SageMaker HyperPod, enables continuous improvement from fleet data. Safety functions run onboard, allowing operation without Wi-Fi, and no hospital infrastructure changes are required. Serve has deployed over 2,000 robots across the US, supporting deliveries from more than 4,000 restaurants.
Source: Robotics & Automation News (roboticsandautomationnews.com) · Published 2026-08-17 · “Serve Robotics adds Grubhub to delivery network as Diligent rolls out Moxi 2.0”