Delivery robots: a revolutionary step or sidewalk-clogging nightmare? There, Starship robots are free to operate without handlers – or “ambassadors”, as spokesman Henry Harris-Burland calls them. “That, as well as the city being very welcoming.”Recently Starship’s efforts have been focused on gauging the appetite for autonomous delivery beyond its corporate food delivery partners. But San Francisco, where more autonomous delivery companies are operating, has already encountered problems with robots crowding their sidewalks. Facebook Twitter Pinterest With many companies seeking to corner autonomous delivery, concerns about pavement crowding have been raised.

Source: The Guardian May 01, 2018 06:02 UTC