
Overview
An ETH Zurich spin-off built on the wheeled-ANYmal research line, able to drive on wheels and stand up to walk on two legs. It raised funding from investors including Bezos Expeditions in 2024 and later rebranded as RIVR, focusing on autonomous doorstep delivery. Operates in pilots only.
- Type
- Quadruped robot · Research & legacy platforms
- Maker
- Swiss-Mile, now RIVR (Switzerland)
- Released
- 2023
- Price
- Not for sale
- Status
- Not for sale (research)
- Best for
- Professionals & labs
- Programming
- No programmability
Price and shipping
Deployed in delivery pilots. Not offered to the public.
Shipping: N/A. Not for sale. Operated by the company in delivery pilots.
Specifications
| Category | Quadrupeds · Research & legacy platforms |
|---|---|
| Released | 2023 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Availability | Not for sale (research) |
| Programmability | No programmability |
| Built-in autonomy | Task-level · Carries out multi-step jobs on its own, such as inspections, deliveries or chores |
| LLM support | None · Pilot-only delivery robot with no public SDK. |
| Best for | Professionals & labs |
| Vision sensors | Lidar, Camera |
| Actuators | Brushless / direct-drive motors |
| Audio | Unknown |
| Compute type | Proprietary / undisclosed |
| Compute | Not published |
| Weight | Not published |
| Speed | Not published |
| DOF | 16 (12 leg + 4 wheel, est.) |
| Sensors | Lidar, cameras |
| SDK | None public |
Common questions
How much does Swiss-Mile / RIVR wheeled-legged robot cost?
Not for sale. Deployed in delivery pilots. Not offered to the public.
Can Swiss-Mile / RIVR wheeled-legged robot be bought today?
No. It was never sold to the public.
Who makes Swiss-Mile / RIVR wheeled-legged robot?
Swiss-Mile / RIVR wheeled-legged robot is made by Swiss-Mile, now RIVR (Switzerland). It came out in 2023.
Can Swiss-Mile / RIVR wheeled-legged robot be programmed?
No programmability.
Does Swiss-Mile / RIVR wheeled-legged robot have AI chat or LLM support?
None. Pilot-only delivery robot with no public SDK.
Ratings & reviews
Ratings and reviews load on the live site.
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- Image 1: source (CC BY-SA 4.0, Auledas, the wheeled ANYmal research prototype it grew from)