A Pickup-Truck-Style Service Robot

While Chinese robotics companies like Unitree are all in on humanoid robots, South Korean company Neubility is opting for a more utilitarian, rolling form. They tapped industrial design firm BKID to design Billi, a sort of pickup truck version of a service robot: "With wheel-based mobility, a rotating robotic arm, and a modular cargo bay, Billi can pick up, load, and hand over items. Billi aims to minimize human intervention points at service sites through tasks such as operating elevator and door buttons, transporting and loading goods, and last-mile delivery, while pursuing an End-to-End service flow that connects seamlessly to the end-user." Neubility currently offers Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) with their existing Neubie model, an autonomous sidewalk robot with a boxy form factor. Neubie has been delivering food and packages in South Korea since 2021. Billi, meanwhile, will launch in South Korea later this year.