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Refraction AI is a robotics company founded 2019, based in United States, developing 1 robot primarily in the Delivery category.
Autonomous delivery robots for practical last-mile food delivery
Refraction AI builds the REV-1, an autonomous last-mile delivery robot designed for street operation and food delivery use cases. The company is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has worked with local restaurants and grocery stores for campus and nearby-neighborhood delivery, including in snow and rain conditions.
Total funding
US$4.2M
Active products
1
Robo Score
58
BBB
View factor breakdown
Top-rated product
A
Robo Index
REV-1
Company facts
- HQ
- Ann Arbor, United States
- Founded
- 2019 · 7 yrs
- Stage
- Seed
- Website
- www.refraction.ai
Robo Score
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Milestones
Refraction AI closed a $4.2 million seed round led by Pillar VC.
Refraction AI was launched in Ann Arbor to develop practical autonomous delivery robots.
Press coverage
- Refraction AI raises $4.2M delivery robots
The Robot Report
- REV-1 robot takes on snow for last-mile delivery
FreightWaves
- Autonomous robot REV-1 delivers lunch in Ann Arbor
Detroit Free Press · Feb 2020
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