Ottonomy Inc. yesterday announced at AUVSI Xponential 2022 that its robots can autonomously navigate in both indoor and outdoor environments. It claimed that it is one of the first companies whose robots can do so without human assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOttobots have been in pilots with retailers and restaurants across North America,\u201d said Ritukar Vijay, co-founder and CEO of Ottonomy.io. \u201cOur multiple trials have highlighted that the robots can safely navigate in crowded and populated indoor environments and outdoors on varying terrains and weather conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow, we are looking forward to a global expansion, with trials at multiple locations spread across the world aimed at solving the current labor challenges and proving economically viable use cases for robot delivery,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Founded in 2019, Ottonomy.io said its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs<\/a>) provide deliveries<\/a> for retailers<\/a> and restaurants<\/a>. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company<\/a> is backed by Connetic Ventures and angel investors and received the Sustainability Product of the Year Award for 2021 from the Business Intelligence Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The global market for delivery robots\u2014including food and beverage<\/a>, retail, and postal\u2014 will grow from $212 million (U.S.) to $957 million by 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.1%, predicted<\/a> Markets and Markets. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges to supply chains<\/a> that were exacerbated by labor shortages, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As AMR regulations become standardized across North America, Ottonomy.io said it expects demand for robot deliveries \u201cto grow exponentially.\u201d It offers its AMRs through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS<\/a>) model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The company<\/a>‘s Ottobots have been running<\/a> at CVG Airport in Cincinnati since late 2021, and it is starting pilots in the Rome and Pittsburgh airports. In addition, Ottonomy.io plans to roll out delivery pilots across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Middle East this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOttonomy expects delivery robot demand to grow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n