Scaling the Last Mile: Coco Robotics, OpenAI, and the Future of Autonomous Delivery
Zach Rash, Co-Founder & CEO, Coco Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the growing autonomous delivery market and how Coco is scaling operations to meet demand.
Coco Robotics has built and deployed thousands of cost-efficient, urban-optimized delivery robots designed for high-throughput in dense cities like Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and Helsinki. From rising consumer demand and tipping fatigue to tightening labor regulations, market conditions are accelerating the need for scalable, autonomous delivery solutions.
As the conversation evolves, Zach shares insights into Coco Robotics hybrid autonomy approach, the economics of remote supervision, and the company’s growing partnership with OpenAI to build next-gen driving models.
Recorded on Monday, June 9, 2025
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Episode Chapters
- 0:00 Current State of Robotic Delivery Market
- 04:29 Advertising
- 09:04 Form Factors
- 11:28 Delivery Logistics
- 14:01 Weather Extremes
- 16:32 Packaging
- 21:17 Merchant Partners
- 24:01 Robot Operations
- 31:22 OpenAI Partnership
- 35:26 End-to-End Model
- 38:27 Manufactoring Robots
- 41:12 Deploying Delivery Robots into Markets
- 47:41 Future of Coco Robotics
