Serve Robotics (NASDAQ: SERV) is the company behind those knee-high white robots rolling down the sidewalk with your dinner inside. Spun out of Uber in 2021, Serve designs both the hardware and the self-driving software, plugs into Uber Eats and DoorDash, and in 2026 expanded indoors by acquiring Diligent Robotics and its hospital robot, Moxi. It's one of the only pure-play "physical AI" stocks a casual investor can actually buy.

In this deep dive, hosts Elena and Theo unpack what Serve really does and where it sits in the value chain, then weigh both sides. The bull case: first-quarter 2026 revenue grew 578% year over year, the revenue mix is shifting toward recurring software, a new healthcare vertical adds a second engine, and the company holds about $197 million in cash with little debt. The bear case is heavy: a negative gross margin (it cost roughly $12 million to deliver $3 million of services), a $49 million quarterly net loss, ongoing shareholder dilution, the risk that partners Uber and DoorDash build their own robots, and the fact that Nvidia — once a 10% owner — sold its entire stake back in 2024. We close with what would have to be true for the bull case to work, and the four dials a casual investor should watch: gross margin, cash and share count, revenue per robot and the hospital ramp, and the partner relationships.

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