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From the stand of any advertising executive , Kiwibothas lead a raft of money on the table since its golem start making food deliveries on the UC Berkeley campus back in 2017 . After all , the semi - autonomous wheeled systems incline to traverse high - traffic areas . In 2024 , they can still draw a crew of curious looker-on . However you ultimately palpate about ad , you ca n’t deny that there ’s ample opportunity in the form of a wandering hoarding .
In March , the company partner with Kiwi competitor Starship to bring neglige ads to robots designate for the University of Utah and UCLA . That pilot program launched with the “ Love , Your brain ” campaign from Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council .
Clearly Kiwi liked what it see to it . The robotics house is in particular concerned in Nickelytics ’ data analytics . That , combined with Kiwibot ’s route chromosome mapping , offers adman an opportunity to fan out the word in eminent - dealings smirch spread out across more than 20 states .
As part of the deal , Nickelytics CEO Judah Longgrear will join Kiwibot as a co - founder . The ad firm currently has a phone number of eminent - profile customer , include AWS , Coinbase , Nationwide , and DirectTV . Those client , in bout , will have access to more than 500 peregrine Kiwibots .
“ This attainment is all about strategically positioning ourselves as a mart leader and elevating our offer with Nickelytics ’ added approach , ” Kiwibots CEO Felipe Chavez said of the wad . “ By mix our technologies and scale our operations , we ’re lay the groundwork for global expansion and continued introduction that will bring in a new edge to advertising . ”
Nickelytics , a 2020 Techstars alumnus , of late made an acquisition of its own , purchasing Miami photographic print shop Signs Printing Solutions .
