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Self-Driving Delivery Robots To Hit Sidewalks of London In 2016 (thestack.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Estonian start-up Starship Technologies is taking a different approach to automated delivery with a ground-based self-driving robot. Headquartered in London and launched by two ex-Skype founders, the robotics company has unveiled its suburban pavement-strolling bot which can travel at a speedy 4mph. Starship claims that the 40-pound machine could deliver packages in 5 to 30 minutes from local retailers and restaurants. The company argues that a grounded approach to automated delivery will remove some of the safety concerns linked to flying drone systems, as the robot is much less likely to cause harm.
To precent mischief future bots will have to deter theft.... one suggested sticker:
DELIVERY BOT CARRIES LESS THAN 2GB OF RAM AT ALL TIMES.
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