Amazon has acquired Rivr, an ETH Zurich spinout valued at $110M, known for stair-climbing four-legge...
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The acquisition updates the robotics player map as Amazon integrates a specialized stair-climbing capability to expand its physical AI footprint from warehouses to the last mile.
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Amazon has acquired Rivr, an ETH Zurich spinout valued at $110M, known for stair-climbing four-legged delivery robots 🤖 Already backed by Amazon's $1B Industrial Innovation Fund, Rivr's "General Physical AI" turns every delivery into training data via reinforcement learning. With 1M+ warehouse robots deployed, Amazon is now pushing autonomous physical AI into the last mile—field testing expected later in 2026 📦