Why it matters
What it tends to unlock
Perception, mapping, detection, and safer motion decisions, cleaner autonomy loops when the robot needs environmental context, and higher-quality data for navigation, manipulation, or monitoring.
GPS appears across 3 tracked robots, concentrated in Commercial and Home Assistants. Use this page to understand why the signal matters, who relies on it most, and which live profiles deserve the first comparison click.
Tracked robots
3
Ready now
3
Manufacturers
3
Public prices
1
Why it matters
Perception, mapping, detection, and safer motion decisions, cleaner autonomy loops when the robot needs environmental context, and higher-quality data for navigation, manipulation, or monitoring.
What to verify
Coverage, placement, and how the sensor performs in messy conditions, what decisions actually rely on the sensor versus backup systems, and whether the label signals depth, proximity, or full-scene understanding.
Coverage
The heaviest concentration is in Commercial (2) and Home Assistants (1). Top manufacturers include Coco Robotics (1), Starship Technologies (1), and Zeroth Robotics (1).
Research brief
The useful questions here are how common GPS really is, which robot classes depend on it, and which live profiles are worth opening before you compare the whole stack.
Verified 30d
2
3 in the last 90 days
Top category
Commercial
2 tracked robots
Paired most often with
Cellular, IMU, and 10 Stereo Cameras
Market snapshot
Category concentration, manufacturer repetition, and the strongest adjacent signals.
Dense inventory
Featured first clicks up top, then the full scannable robot table below.
Browse the full Sensor layer
Open the workbench when this one component is too narrow for the decision.
Compare the clearest profiles
Use the strongest ready-now matches as the fastest comparison anchor.
Decision brief
Where it helps most
What to validate
Evidence basis
Source pack
Use the structure first: which categories lean on GPS, which manufacturers repeat it, and what usually ships beside it.
Lead category
2 tracked robots currently anchor this label.
Most repeated manufacturer
1 tracked robots make this the clearest manufacturer-level signal on the route.
Most common adjacent signal
2 shared robots pair this component with Cellular.
| # | Name | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commercial | 2 robots |
| 2 | Home Assistants | 1 robot |
| # | Name | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coco Robotics | 1 robot |
| 2 | Starship Technologies | 1 robot |
| 3 | Zeroth Robotics | 1 robot |
| # | Name | Shared robots |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cellular | 2 robots |
| 2 | IMU | 2 robots |
| 3 | 10 Stereo Cameras | 1 robot |
| 4 | 13MP RGB camera (shooting) | 1 robot |
| 5 | 2MP RGB camera (monitoring) | 1 robot |
| 6 | 4G | 1 robot |
How to read the market
Category concentration tells you where the component is actually doing work, manufacturer repetition shows whether the signal is market-wide or vendor-specific, and pairings reveal which neighboring technologies usually ship alongside it.
The old card wall is replaced with a featured first-click strip and a dense inventory table so the route behaves like a serious directory.
Directory briefing
Open the clearest profiles first, then sweep the full inventory in a denser table. Featured cards are selected by readiness, image quality, and official source availability, so the first click is usually the most informative one.
Ready now
3
Public price
1
Official links
3
Featured now
3
How to scan this directory
Best first clicks
These robots score highest on readiness, public detail quality, and image clarity, making them the fastest way to understand how GPS shows up in practice.
Starship Technologies' autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, the most widely deployed delivery robot in the world with over 9 million deliveries completed and 19 million km driven across 270+ locations in 7 countries. Founded in 2014 by Skype co-founders Janus Friis and Ahti Heinla, Starship's six-wheeled robots navigate sidewalks at pedestrian speed to deliver food, groceries, and industrial supplies. The robots are 99% autonomous (Level 4), learning from every journey, with remote operator backup when needed. Deployed at 60+ US university campuses, major grocery retailers (Co-op, Tesco), delivery apps (Uber Eats, Bolt, Foodora), and industrial sites (Merck KGaA). The fleet of 2,700+ robots makes 125,000 road crossings daily. Users unlock deliveries via biometric verification in the Starship app. A single delivery uses about as much energy as boiling a kettle.
Public price
Price TBA
Service-based (no consumer purchase;…
Battery
~18 hours
Charge Not disclosed
Shortlist read
Active in the catalog with enough detail to review immediately.
Image pending
Home Assistants · Zeroth Robotics
Zeroth Robotics W1 is a tracked mobile assistant that Zeroth launched for the US at CES 2026 and now lists on its official store. The robot is designed to follow users, transport gear, patrol indoor and outdoor spaces, and provide camera-based monitoring and portable power. Official product materials highlight a 20kg load capacity, 50kg traction rating, LiDAR and RGB-based perception, and terrain handling for grass, gravel, slopes, and other uneven ground.
Public price
$4,999
$4,999 on Zeroth's official US product…
Battery
Up to 25 hours standby
Charge 4 hours
Shortlist read
Shipping now with public pricing visible.
Image pending
Commercial · Coco Robotics
Coco 2 is the next-generation fully autonomous delivery robot from Coco Robotics, a Venice Beach–based startup founded at UCLA in 2020. Unlike its predecessor which relied on remote human drivers, Coco 2 operates with full autonomy using end-to-end neural networks trained on millions of real-world city miles. The robot navigates sidewalks, bike lanes, and roads where permitted, reducing delivery times by up to 50% compared to the prior generation. Built around NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX edge computing and solid-state LiDAR, Coco 2 reaches speeds up to 21 km/h (13 mph) with a 32 km range per charge. It features a multi-compartment cargo area that fits up to four 18-inch pizza boxes or six separate customer orders, a 360-degree turn-in-place design, and a swappable battery. The robot is fully submersible for flood conditions and compatible with snow tires for winter operation. Coco powers deliveries through Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Wolt, serving over 3,000 merchants across US cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and Jersey City, as well as Helsinki, Finland. The company plans to scale to thousands of robots globally through 2026 with expansion into Europe and Asia.
Public price
Price TBA
Not available for consumer purchase;…
Battery
32 km (20 mi) range per charge
Charge Not disclosed (swappable battery)
Shortlist read
Active in the catalog; verify the latest media and rollout details.
Compact mobile scan: status, price, standout context, and links stay visible without sideways scrolling.
Zeroth Robotics · Home Assistants
Price
$4,999
Standout
Battery · Up to 25 hours standby
Coco Robotics · Commercial
Price
Price TBA
Standout
Battery · 32 km (20 mi) range per charge
Starship Technologies · Commercial
Price
Price TBA
Standout
Battery · ~18 hours
Sorted by readiness first so live, scannable profiles do not get buried under the long tail.
Quick answers
The short version of what this label means in the ui44 catalog, where it matters, and how to compare it without over-reading the marketing copy.
GPS currently appears on 3 tracked robots across 3 manufacturers. That makes this route useful for both deep research and fast shortlist scanning, not just one-off editorial reading.
The strongest concentration is in Commercial (2) and Home Assistants (1). Category mix is the fastest clue for whether this component behaves like baseline plumbing or a more selective differentiator.
3 of the 3 tracked profiles are currently marked Available or Active. That means the label has live market relevance here, but you should still open the profiles with public pricing or official links first before treating it as a clean buyer signal.
Start with readiness, official source quality, and the standout spec column in the inventory table. On component routes, those three signals usually remove weak profiles faster than reading every descriptive paragraph.
The strongest shared-stack signals here are Cellular (2), IMU (2), and 10 Stereo Cameras (1). Use those pairings to branch into adjacent component pages when one label is too narrow for the decision.
1 matching robots currently expose public pricing. That is enough to create directional context, but not enough to treat one price bracket as the whole market. Use the directory to find the transparent profiles first, then widen the sweep.
Start with Coco Robotics (1), Starship Technologies (1), and Zeroth Robotics (1). Repetition across manufacturers is often the clearest signal that the component is part of a stable market pattern rather than a one-off marketing callout.
The original long-form component research is still here, but collapsed so the main route can prioritize hierarchy and scan speed.
The baseline explanation of what GPS is, why it matters, and how to think about it before comparing implementations.
GPS is a sensor component found in 3 robots tracked in the ui44 Home Robot Database. As a sensor technology, GPS plays a specific role in enabling robot perception, interaction, or operation depending on its implementation in each platform.
Component Type
Used By
3 robots
Manufacturers
Categories
Price Range
$5.0k
Available Now
3 robots
Sensors are the perceptual backbone of any robot. They convert physical phenomena — light, sound, distance, motion, temperature — into digital signals that the robot's AI can process and act upon.
In the ui44 database, GPS is categorized under Sensor components. For a comprehensive explanation of all component types, consult the components glossary.
The sensor suite is one of the most important differentiators between robots. Robots with richer sensor arrays can navigate more complex environments, avoid obstacles more reliably, and perform more nuanced tasks.
Directly impacts what a robot can actually do in practice — not just on paper
Richer sensor arrays enable more complex navigation and interaction
Determines obstacle avoidance reliability and object/person recognition
Used in 3 robots across 2 categories (Commercial, Home Assistants), indicating targeted adoption across the robotics industry.
Modern robot sensors work by emitting or detecting various forms of energy. The robot's processor fuses data from multiple sensors simultaneously (sensor fusion) to build a coherent understanding of its surroundings.
Active sensors
LiDAR and ultrasonic emit signals and measure reflections to determine distance and shape
Passive sensors
Cameras and microphones detect ambient light and sound without emitting anything
Sensor fusion
The processor combines data from all sensors simultaneously for a coherent environmental picture
GPS Integration
Implementation varies by robot platform and manufacturer. Each robot integrates GPS differently depending on system architecture, use case, and target tasks. Integration with other onboard sensors and the main processing unit determines real-world performance.
Deeper technical framing, matched technology profiles, and the longer use-case treatment for GPS.
Beyond the high-level overview, understanding the technical foundations of sensor technologies like GPS helps buyers and researchers evaluate implementations more critically.
Every sensor converts a physical quantity into an electrical signal that can be digitized and processed. The raw analog output is conditioned through amplification, filtering, and A/D conversion before reaching the processor.
Sensor performance involves key metrics with inherent engineering trade-offs.
Sensor technology in robotics has evolved dramatically over the past decade.
Early home robots relied on simple bump sensors and infrared proximity detectors
Today's platforms incorporate multi-spectral cameras, solid-state LiDAR, and millimeter-wave radar
Miniaturization: sensors that filled circuit boards now fit into fingernail-sized packages
Next frontier: sensor fusion at the hardware level — multiple sensing modalities in single chip-scale packages
No sensor is perfect in all conditions. Understanding limitations is critical for evaluating robots in specific environments.
Key application domains for sensor technologies like GPS.
Sensors enable robots to build maps of their environment, detect obstacles in real time, and plan collision-free paths. This is essential for both indoor robots (navigating furniture and doorways) and outdoor robots (handling terrain variations and weather conditions). The quality and coverage of the sensor array directly determines how reliably a robot can navigate without human intervention.
Advanced sensors allow robots to identify objects by shape, color, and texture, enabling tasks like picking up items, sorting packages, or recognizing faces. Depth-sensing technologies are particularly important for calculating object distances and sizes, which is necessary for precise manipulation in both home and industrial settings.
In environments shared with humans, sensors provide the critical safety layer that prevents robots from causing harm. Proximity sensors, bumper sensors, and vision systems work together to detect people and obstacles, triggering immediate stop or avoidance maneuvers. This is a fundamental requirement for any robot operating in homes, hospitals, or public spaces.
Sensors can measure temperature, humidity, air quality, and other environmental parameters. Robots equipped with these sensors can perform automated monitoring rounds in warehouses, data centers, or homes, alerting users to abnormal conditions like water leaks, temperature spikes, or poor air quality.
Microphones, cameras, and touch sensors enable natural interaction between robots and humans. These sensors allow robots to recognize voice commands, detect gestures, respond to touch, and maintain appropriate social distances during conversations or collaborative tasks.
Visit each robot's detail page to see which capabilities are available on specific models.
Manufacturer mix, specs context, price context, category overlap, and adjacent components worth branching into next.
GPS is used by 3 manufacturers — showing how widely this technology is deployed across the industry.
| Manufacturer | Models |
|---|---|
| Coco Robotics | 1 robot |
| Starship Technologies | 1 robot |
| Zeroth Robotics | 1 robot |
Side-by-side comparison of all 3 robots using GPS.
| Robot | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Coco 2 | — | Active |
| Starship Delivery Robot | — | Active |
| W1 | $5.0k | Available |
GPS spans 2 robot categories — from consumer to research platforms.
Technologies most often paired with GPS across 3 robots.
Browse the full components directory or see the components glossary for detailed explanations of each technology.
1 of 3 robots with GPS have public pricing, ranging $5.0k – $5.0k. 2 robots use custom or enterprise pricing.
Lowest
$5.0k
W1
Average
$5.0k
1 robot with pricing
Highest
$5.0k
W1
561 other sensor technologies tracked in ui44, ranked by adoption.
32 robots · 2 also use GPS
18 robots
17 robots · 1 also use GPS
15 robots
13 robots
10 robots
8 robots
8 robots
Browse all Sensor components or use the robot comparison tool to evaluate how different sensor configurations perform across specific robot models.
The robotics sensor market is one of the fastest-growing segments in the broader sensor industry. As robots move from controlled industrial environments into unstructured home and commercial spaces, the demands on sensor technology increase dramatically.
Multi-modal sensing
Robots combine multiple sensor types (vision, depth, tactile, inertial) to build comprehensive environmental understanding
Miniaturization
Sensors that once occupied entire circuit boards now fit into fingernail-sized packages, making advanced sensing affordable for consumer robots
Edge AI integration
AI processing directly in sensor modules enables faster perception without cloud latency
Industry Adoption Snapshot
GPS is adopted by 3 robots from 3 manufacturers in the ui44 database, providing a data-driven view of real-world deployment patterns.
Platform compatibility, voice integration, and AI capabilities across robots with GPS.
The long-form buyer, maintenance, and troubleshooting material kept available without forcing it into the main scan path.
If GPS is an important factor in your robot selection, here are key considerations to guide your decision.
Coverage area
Does the sensor array provide 360° awareness or only forward-facing detection?
Range
How far can the robot sense obstacles or objects?
Resolution
How detailed is the sensor data for recognition tasks?
Redundancy
Are there backup sensors if one fails?
Serviceability
Are sensors user-serviceable or require manufacturer maintenance?
A component is only as good as its integration. Check how the manufacturer has incorporated GPS into the overall robot design and software stack.
Review what other sensor technologies are paired with GPS in each robot — see the related components section.
Make sure the robot's category matches your use case. GPS serves different roles in different robot types.
Consider the manufacturer's reputation for software updates, support, and component reliability.
Compare Before You Buy
Use the ui44 comparison tool to evaluate robots with GPS side by side.
Sensors are among the most maintenance-sensitive components in a robot. Their performance can degrade over time due to physical wear, environmental exposure, and calibration drift. Understanding the maintenance profile of a robot's sensor suite helps set realistic expectations for long-term ownership and operation.
Sensor durability varies significantly by type. Solid-state sensors like IMUs and accelerometers have no moving parts and typically last the lifetime of the robot.
Regular sensor maintenance primarily involves keeping optical surfaces clean. Camera lenses, LiDAR windows, and infrared emitters should be wiped with a soft, lint-free cloth to remove dust and fingerprints.
When evaluating sensor technology for long-term value, consider the manufacturer's track record for software updates that improve sensor utilization. A robot with good sensors and ongoing software development can actually improve its performance over time as algorithms are refined.
For the 3 robots in the ui44 database using GPS, we recommend checking the individual robot pages for manufacturer-specific maintenance guidance and support documentation. Each manufacturer has different support policies, update frequencies, and warranty terms that affect the long-term ownership experience of their sensor technologies.
Sensor-related issues are among the most common problems home robot owners encounter. Many sensor issues can be resolved with simple maintenance or environmental adjustments, while others may indicate hardware problems requiring manufacturer support. Understanding common failure modes helps you diagnose and resolve issues quickly, minimizing robot downtime.
Likely Causes
Resolution
Likely Causes
Resolution
Likely Causes
Resolution
For model-specific troubleshooting, visit the individual robot pages for the 3 robots using GPS. Each manufacturer provides model-specific support resources and diagnostic tools for their sensor implementations.
What to do next
This page should hand you off to the next useful comparison step, not strand you at the bottom of a long detail route.
Widen the layer
Open the full sensor workbench when GPS is only one part of the decision and you need the broader market map.
Side-by-side check
Move from label-level research into direct robot comparison once you know which profiles are documented well enough to trust.
Adjacent signal
This is the most common neighboring component on robots that already use GPS, so it is the fastest next branch if you need stack context.