Autonomous delivery robots are being discussed in the US state of Washington by local politicians who want to draw up regulations for the gray area of mobile machines moving along pavements in the country.
More and more companies are developing autonomous delivery robots and they are finding customers and creating a burgeoning market.
However, while they are currently mostly to be found within one organization’s grounds – such as a university, for example – the prospect of large numbers of autonomous delivery robots on the roads and streets, mingling with pedestrians, is something that is said to be a unclear area in terms of legislation. [Read more…] about US politicians debating rules for autonomous delivery robots