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Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr

Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr

Rivr, a Swiss company that makes stair-climbing delivery robots, has been acquired by US tech giant Amazon for an undisclosed amount. The company, which spun out of ETH Zurich’s Robotics Systems Lab i...

Mar 20, 2026 5 min read