Drones
Serve agreed to buy Diligent Robotics, maker of the Moxi robot that fetches lab samples and supplies in hospitals.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“startup that builds robots named Moxi designed to assist in hospitals by delivering lab samples, supplies, and other tasks”
What it means
Serve sidewalk robot, from Serve Robotics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
Human help: People working remotely can steer it or take over.
More on Serve sidewalk robot
- Serve said deliveries through Uber fell in the second quarter of 2026 for the first time, because its robots were used less than expected.
- Serve said it did not expect to renew its partnership with Uber when the deal ends in early 2027.
- Uber, Serve's biggest delivery partner and an early backer, sold all of its shares in Serve. Serve said it learned of the sale only when it was made public.
- Serve said it had completed more than 100,000 deliveries for business partners such as 7-Eleven.
- Serve said it had put more than 2,000 sidewalk delivery robots on US streets, up from about 100 at the start of 2025.
- DoorDash signed a deal to use Serve robots for some deliveries in Los Angeles.