Episode 310 | 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.

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 

Recorded on Monday, June 9, 2025

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