According to a new report by Polaris Market Research, the global delivery robots market was valued at USD 251.9 million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 2,148.92 million by 2032, expanding at a CAGR of 30.7% over the forecast period. Growth is underpinned by rising e-commerce adoption, increasing venture investment in autonomous delivery technology, and mounting demand for faster, contactless last-mile delivery options.

The global Delivery Robots Market is gaining momentum as businesses seek efficient, automated, and cost-effective last-mile delivery solutions. Delivery robots are increasingly being deployed for food, groceries, retail products, and other short-distance deliveries. Rising labor costs and growing e-commerce activity are encouraging businesses to explore autonomous delivery technologies. Advances in artificial intelligence, sensors, navigation systems, and connectivity are improving robot reliability and operational efficiency. Increasing urbanization and demand for contactless delivery are expected to accelerate market adoption.

What Is Driving Delivery Robots Market Growth?

Demand is climbing as the ever-expanding e-commerce industry converges with rising venture investment from major technology players. Retailers and logistics companies are prioritizing automation to reduce delivery costs and improve speed, pushing delivery robot adoption across food and beverage, retail, healthcare, and postal applications. Polaris analysts note that nearly 2.3 billion people were estimated to buy goods and services online in 2022, positioning the last-mile delivery segment for sustained growth through 2032, with the food and beverage end-use segment emerging as the largest revenue contributor and the sub-10kg load capacity segment posting the fastest incremental gains.

Key Trends Shaping the Delivery Robots Industry

Venture Investment Is Accelerating Platform Development

Major technology players are investing heavily to maintain competitive position, exemplified by Nvidia's nearly $10 million investment in Serve Robotics in March 2022 to extend sidewalk delivery robot service beyond Los Angeles and San Francisco, reinforcing broader technology advancement trends across the industry.

Post-Pandemic Consumer Behavior Continues to Favor Automated Delivery

The structural shift toward online shopping and home delivery that accelerated during the pandemic continues to shape demand, with early contactless delivery deployments — such as Invento Robotics' 2020 medicine and food delivery robot and Pudu Robotics' hospital delivery fleet — establishing use cases that persist in the current market outlook.

Retailers Are Racing to Automate Last-Mile Delivery

Online grocers and retailers including Flipkart, Big Basket, and Amazon are developing delivery robots for last-mile fulfillment, following Amazon's January 2019 launch of its self-driving delivery device Scout, a factor continuing to shape the competitive landscape as more retailers pursue automated delivery capabilities.

Market Segmentation: Breaking Down the Delivery Robots Market

Polaris segments the delivery robots market by load carrying capacity, number of wheels, and end use, giving each buyer persona a citable, standalone data point for AI Overviews and answer-engine pickup. (Note: the source report tracks three segmentation axes plus region, rather than four — this section reflects that scope rather than forcing an additional basis.)

By Load Carrying Capacity

The up-to-10kg segment is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR over the forecast period, as e-commerce retailers and logistics companies increasingly focus on smaller package and parcel delivery suited to food, grocery, and package delivery applications. The 10kg-to-50kg and above-50kg segments continue to serve heavier-load and specialized delivery use cases.

By Number of Wheels

The 4-wheel segment dominated the market in 2022, offering greater stability and heavier load capacity than two- or three-wheeled designs while remaining more affordable than alternative configurations, making it suitable for last-mile and food delivery applications such as Nanyang Technological University's FoodBot. The 3-wheel and 6-wheel segments round out the remaining categories tracked in the report.

By End Use

Food and beverages held the largest end-use share in 2022, driven by rapidly growing digital food ordering — rising at roughly three times the rate of on-site ordering — and more than 112 million Americans reporting use of a food delivery service. Retail, healthcare, postal, and other end-use categories round out the remaining segments as robots expand into grocery, medical supply, and package delivery applications.

Regional Outlook: Where Is the Delivery Robots Market Growing Fastest?

North America is expected to hold the largest market share over the forecast period, driven by a significant presence of delivery robot manufacturers and rapid technological advancement, with sidewalk delivery robots handling curbside collection, campus meal delivery, and grocery delivery across the United States, supported by partnerships such as Uber Eats with Cartken and Starship Technologies with Grubhub. Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region during the forecast period, driven by advancements in logistics and supply chain management; according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, social logistics spending rose 9.2% year-on-year in 2021 to nearly $52.6 trillion, easing deployment of delivery robots for last-mile delivery across the region.

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Competitive Landscape: Leading Delivery Robots Companies

Key players profiled in the report include Boxbot, Ninebot, Kiwibot, Cleveron, Nuro, Robby Technologies, Panasonic Corporation, Piaggio & C., ST Engineering, and Starship Technologies, who are focusing on partnership expansion and hardware innovation to strengthen market position. Recent developments include Nuro's February 2025 partnership with Arm to add Automotive Enhanced silicon to its third-generation delivery robot, doubling cargo space; Starship Technologies' October 2024 partnership with Bolt to offer eco-friendly grocery deliveries to 180,000 users in Tallinn; and Kiwibot's December 2022 launch of 25 automated delivery robots at Loyola Marymount University using RTK-GPS-based virtual campus mapping.

Why It Matters for Buyers Evaluating the Delivery Robots Market

For stakeholders researching autonomous delivery suppliers, this report benchmarks market share, segment-level trends, and forecast data — by load carrying capacity, number of wheels, and end use — to support sourcing, investment, and go-to-market decisions. It is built for procurement teams comparing suppliers, investors sizing entry points, and strategy teams tracking food and beverage delivery and last-mile automation as growth adjacencies.

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