Vayu, a robotics and AI company, has introduced a new delivery robot, Vayu One that can go up to 20 mph through stores and streets on its own. Additionally, the business received its first order for a sizable number of robots to be used in commercial operations.
The startup had raised $12.7 million to develop its low-cost “robotics nervous system,” which is central to the new autonomous delivery robot.
The Vayu team combined a transformer-based mobility foundation model with a passive sensor, alleviating the need for LiDAR altogether.
The result is a new autonomous delivery robot called the Vayu One that can operate without pre-mapping roads while safely navigating inside stores, streets, sidewalks, and driveways.
The miniature autonomous vessel seen above can transport up to 100 pounds of cargo at speeds up to 20 mph.
