Our Vision

We believe that autonomous and generative robots should augment — not replace — human labor, delivering value by increasing operational efficiencies and allowing people to focus on their highest productive work aspirations.

Bedestrian will lead the wide adoption of robots designed and built in the U.S. across multiple applications in healthcare and service-focused industries.

Bedestrian Strategic Guiding Principles

1. Economical Innovation with Real ROI
   Every product we build must deliver measurable return on investment today—not years from now. We prioritize cost-effective solutions that solve immediate problems with clear economic value.

2. User-Centered Autonomy
   Autonomy must enhance—not hinder—the human experience. Our systems are designed to be intuitive, helpful, and superior to the workflows they replace, never placing complexity or burden on the user.

3. Vertical Integration for Breakthroughs and Sovereignty
   True innovation comes from full integration. We design and build our mechanical systems, hardware, and software together, enabling seamless performance and rapid iteration. This integrated approach allows us to protect IP, drive quality, and maintain full control of our technological destiny—right here in the U.S.A.

The Bedestrian Team

Our team merges academic research and industry expertise in mobility, AI software, voice and tele-services, manufacturing, and product integration. In addition, Bedestrian sources from a deep network of automotive, industrial, and autonomous technology OEM suppliers and partners. 

A. Cofield

Lead Robotics Systems

R. Sirini

Lead Software Services

Tim Mere

Business Development

ADVISORS

Leading world experts in Robotics, Manufacturing, Healthcare services, and SaaS.

Partners and supporters

Our History

Our story begins in 2017, when we started looking at concepts and studying “last mile” delivery applications. In the prototype phase, we received development support from key partners such as Whirlpool and Denso Corp. for exploring food and supplies delivery in busy urban environments.

An early pilot project with Michigan State University used our technology for an efficient, on-demand EV to shuttle passengers between a solar carport and the main campus. The project helped us think creatively about how our platform could be used to transport people and resulted in the development of CABBIN, our urban mobility solution.

Bedestrian won a $100,000 grant from The Michigan Department Of Transportation to implement a project called Driverless Delivery, an autonomous lead robot and self-powered trailer that delivered food, prescriptions and services such as telemedicine to people who are homebound. The successful pilot concluded in 2020 with delivery trials using prototypes at the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, demonstrating the capability of our platform to deliver food while meeting health department standards.

We also conducted a successful pilot delivery project at Corewell Health in suburban Detroit, where our prototype robot delivered biologics between the pharmacy lab and the cancer center. Bedestrian was one of three companies that split $178,000 in funding from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to support the project.

In addition to logistics use cases, Bedestrian today is focused on innovative projects showcasing the future of urban mobility.

The company holds two U.S. patents for its technology, with several more pending.

Awards

Bedestrian has won numerous awards, including the Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge Award from Planet M and the Global Automotive and Mobility Innovation Challenge, a project of SAE International and the Michigan Innovation Alliance; and the Ann Arbor SPARK 2022 Mobility PITCH Competition. It also won funding from Ann Arbor SPARK through Invest360, a pitch competition recognizing promising emerging companies in the mobility, healthcare, and information technology sectors.