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Starship Technologies celebrates 50,000 autonomous deliveries with its robots

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Starship says its autonomous delivery robots have now travelled over 200,000 miles – the equivalent of driving around the world more than eight times

Starship Technologies, the world’s leading provider of autonomous delivery services, today announced that it has passed the major milestone of 50,000 commercial deliveries.

The company’s robots have travelled in over 100 cities around the world, operating commercially every day in local neighbourhoods and university and corporate campuses across five different time zones.

Today, Starship celebrates its one year anniversary of operation in Milton Keynes, in the UK, having seen the number of houses served in the town grow by 450 percent in the last year.  [Read more…] about Starship Technologies celebrates 50,000 autonomous deliveries with its robots

Brain Corp debuts autonomous supply chain robot

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Brain Corp, a San Diego-based artificial intelligence company specializing in robotics, has launched a new delivery robot which it calls “AutoDelivery”. (See video below.)

AutoDelivery appears to be designed to operate within warehouses and stores, or facilities where it will generally be alongside human staff, rather than make deliveries to consumers’ addresses.

The proof-of-concept robot is powered by BrainOS, the company’s commercial operating system for the production, installation, and support of autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs.

BrainOS currently powers multiple machines within the robotic floor care industry, including those made by Tennant, Minuteman, ICE, and SoftBank Robotics.  [Read more…] about Brain Corp debuts autonomous supply chain robot

FedEx unveils ‘SameDay Bot’ for future home deliveries

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Logistics giant FedEx is developing what it describes as “cutting-edge delivery solutions” to meet the rapidly changing needs of consumers.

As part of that development, the company has unveiled the FedEx SameDay Bot – an autonomous delivery device prototype designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers. (See video below.)

With the bot, retailers will be able to accept orders from nearby customers and deliver them by bot directly to customers’ homes or businesses the same day.  [Read more…] about FedEx unveils ‘SameDay Bot’ for future home deliveries

Amazon ‘field testing’ delivery robot as part of premium service

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Amazon is “field testing” a small delivery robot as part of its premium service, Amazon Prime. (See video below.) 

The robot, called Amazon Scout, is a “fully-electric delivery system” designed to safely get packages to customers using autonomous delivery devices, says the company in its blog.

These devices were created by Amazon, are the size of a small cooler, and roll along sidewalks at a walking pace.  [Read more…] about Amazon ‘field testing’ delivery robot as part of premium service

PepsiCo sends Robby’s delivery robot to college

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PepsiCo has enrolled its “Hello Goodness snackbot” into college. (See video below.) 

What the company calls “the friendliest new freshman” at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, arrived on campus earlier this month. And it’s stocked with snacks and beverages.

Snackbot is described as an “outdoor, self-driving robot” which brings snacks and beverages from Hello Goodness, a curated portfolio of brands from PepsiCo, to hungry college students.  [Read more…] about PepsiCo sends Robby’s delivery robot to college

Norway postal service hires robot to deliver letters

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The Norwegian postal service. Posten-Norge, has hired a robot to deliver letters and parcels.

The company supplying the robot, Buddy Mobility, says: “Our robot provides Posten with operational cost savings to offset revenue losses from dramatically decreasing mail volumes.

“At the same time, the robot offers new revenue streams around package and parcel delivery.”  [Read more…] about Norway postal service hires robot to deliver letters

New Kinpo Group unveils AI robotic factory and service solutions at IMTS 2018

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Contract manufacturer New Kinpo Group says it has implemented a “significant industry 4.0 portfolio expansion” to its business.

As part of the new offering, the company has established a new brand, New Era AI Robotics.

New Kinpo says New Era is “designed to extend its combined additive manufacturing and robotics leadership and presence in North America”.  [Read more…] about New Kinpo Group unveils AI robotic factory and service solutions at IMTS 2018