RIVR Timeline

Events

• 2026-03-23 - Acquisition - Amazon acquires delivery robotics startup Rivr - • Amazon acquired Zurich-based robotics startup Rivr, known for its four-wheeled, stair-climbing delivery robots. • Rivr's technology had been piloted in Austin, Texas, where its robots delivered packages from vans directly to customers' front doors. • The… - source: techcrunch.com
• 2026-02-12 - Deployment - RIVR brings doorstep delivery robots to Milton Keynes - Doorstep-delivery deployment begins in Milton Keynes The move extends the UK footprint after earlier logistics rollout activity Listed as a company news milestone on the stories index - source: rivr.ai
• 2025-09-03 - Deployment - RIVR, Swiss Post, and Migros Online begin doorstep delivery field test in Regensdorf - Collaboration with Swiss Post and Migros Online starts a field test in Regensdorf, canton of Zurich The test includes Swiss Post parcels and Migros Online grocery orders Doorstep delivery robots support the pilot - source: rivr.ai
• 2025-08-20 - Deployment - RIVR and Just Eat Takeaway.com begin robotic food delivery in Zurich - Partnership with Just Eat Takeaway.com brings food-delivery robots to Zurich Real customer food orders are delivered by robot in the city Expansion to additional European cities is planned later in the year - source: rivr.ai
• 2025-05-27 - Deployment - RIVR launches in the U.S. with Veho in Austin - Official U.S. launch is announced through a partnership with Veho Wheeled-legged robots are introduced in Austin Deployment targets the final segment from delivery vehicle to customer doorstep - source: rivr.ai
• 2025-03-31 - Partnership - RIVR partners with Evri for last-100-yard parcel delivery - RIVR announces a strategic partnership with Evri Evri will deploy RIVR wheeled-legged robots for last-100-yard parcel delivery Initial rollout begins in Barnsley, South Yorkshire - source: rivr.ai
• 2025-01-03 - Org Change - Swiss-Mile becomes RIVR and shifts focus to last-mile delivery - Swiss-Mile rebrands to RIVR Company states that it is sharpening its focus on last-mile delivery Rebrand comes ahead of planned 2025 field testing with major logistics carriers - source: rivr.ai
• 2024-08-16 - Funding - Swiss-Mile raises $22M seed round for wheeled-legged robots - Swiss-Mile announced a $22 million seed round. The round was led by Bezos Expeditions and HongShan, with participation from Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Armada Investment, and Linear Capital. Funding supports scaling embodied AI and wheeled-legged… - source: rivr.ai
• 2023-04-01 - Company Formation - Swiss-Mile is founded as an ETH Zurich spinout - Company is incorporated in April 2023 Business is formed as a spinout from ETH Zurich's Robotic Systems Lab Original company name is Swiss-Mile - source: rivr.ai