delivery robots

Uber Eats, Cartken bring robot delivery to Miami

Is the U.S. finally ready for the next phase of last-mile delivery?

According to a new survey from software firm Circuit, 9 in 10 Americans have decided they’re ready to trust autonomous delivery robots, a far cry from 2018, when just 57% of Americans even knew they existed.

Per the same report, Uber (NYSE: UBER) platform Uber Eats was ranked among the three most trusted companies when it comes to autonomous food delivery. And this week, it launched its third such service since the spring.

On...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-eats-cartken-bring-robot-delivery-to-miami

Amazon scraps Scout home delivery robot

Amazon Scout robot delivery

The world’s largest marketplace continues to axe its more experimental programs amid slowing sales growth.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced this week that it halted testing of its Scout home delivery robot and is offering new positions to 400 people who worked on the project. Amazon began testing Scout in 2019, but customer feedback revealed that it fell short of expectations.

“During our Scout limited field test, we worked to create a unique delivery experience, but learned through feedback that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-scraps-scout-home-delivery-robot

Drones vs. e-cargo bikes: A battle for delivery efficiency

Drone carrying 2 pizza boxes

The race to get packages to consumers’ doorsteps is multifaceted, with manufacturers of drones, delivery robots, electric vans, package delivery providers and even gig economy drivers all engaged. And while no one method is likely to win out in the future – most experts believe a mix-and-match approach to the last mile is the best approach – when it comes to sustainability, there may be a clear winner.

And it is not drones as many believe.

A research paper published last week on Patterns, an open...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drones-robots-battle-for-last-mile-delivery-efficiency-dominance

Chick-fil-A pilots autonomous robot delivery with Refraction AI

A Chick-fil-A sign

As drone delivery takes flight in the suburbs, a different kind of compact, driverless vehicle is making inroads in cities.

Ground-based robot delivery companies are transforming the urban final mile by using every part of the road to make deliveries. Sidewalks, bike lanes, margins, you name it — autonomous robots from Starship Technologies, Nuro, Kiwibots and others are smart enough to take deliveries anywhere. And they’re being deployed by brands like Safeway, Dominos and merchants using...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chick-fil-a-pilots-autonomous-robot-delivery-with-refraction-ai

Kiwibot announces funding, teams with Sodexho to take delivery bots to college

Kiwibot announces funding, college deal

The tiny, friendly looking robots known for their smiling faces now have even more reason to smile. Kiwibot, the robotic sidewalk delivery robot company, on Thursday announced a new U.S. headquarters, a contract from a major U.S. food services company and the closing of new funding.

The company, based in Colombia, announced it would open a U.S. headquarters in Miami and has raised $7.5 million in a pre-series A funding round that includes five investors. Total funding in the startup is now $14...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kiwibot-announces-funding-teams-with-sodexho-to-take-delivery-bots-to-college

Serve Robotics achieves autonomous robo-delivery milestone

Serve Robotics completes industry-first Level 4 autonomous commercial delivery

In an industry milestone, Bay Area-based autonomous sidewalk delivery company Serve Robotics announced Thursday that it had completed the first-ever commercial deliveries using autonomous vehicles that require zero human intervention.

Serve revealed that it will be deploying next-generation robots with Level 4 autonomy, meaning the vessels don’t require remote operators to keep an eye on deliveries or step in if needed. Contrast that with competitors in the sidewalk delivery industry like Coco,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/serve-robotics-achieves-autonomous-robo-delivery-milestone

RAD-M plans delivery bot based on autonomous Roameo platform

In automotive parlance, it would be called a skateboard platform. For Robotic Assistance Devices Mobile (RAD-M), it is called Roameo.

The Detroit-based subsidiary of Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions (AITX) is taking its Roameo security robot and developing an AI-driven delivery robot. Still unnamed, the delivery bot will use the base platform that underpins Roameo and allow customers to add a body that fits their needs — cargo, temperature controlled or even platform.

“The economics...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rad-m-plans-delivery-bot-based-on-autonomous-roameo-platform

Delivery robots are coming to a college dorm near you

Starship Technologies autonomous food delivery robots college campus last mile delivery

If you look up while walking on a college campus, you’ll most likely see a flurry of activity – students riding to class on bikes, athletes zipping around on scooters, Subway sandwiches and Frappuccinos cruising around on miniature delivery robots — hold on, what?

You read that correctly. There’s a new vehicle adding to the traffic of campus corridors: fun-sized autonomous food delivery robots, courtesy of Starship Technologies. The company is adding the University of Illinois Chicago, the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/delivery-robots-are-coming-to-a-college-dorm-near-you

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