Starship Technologies, Effidence, Savioke, Marble and other robotics companies have had their 'bots delivering takeout food, small packages, and flowers for some time, and many prominent retailers are looking to up the ante in the race to solve the perennial last-mile delivery problem of delivering goods direct to your door. Futurists envision a digital 'smart city' where these robots play an integral part of the on-demand economy, and many cities and businesses are rolling out the welcome mat. We're at something of a tipping point for helper robots in general, and especially for AGV delivery robots.

These robots are the first of what many companies and cities foresee as a wave of inexpensive, high-tech alternatives to car-enabled shopping trips and delivery trucks that contribute to traffic gridlock and pollution.īut are city dwellers as enthusiastic and accepting of these robots as delivery companies and city leaders want them to be? The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently conducted a study to gauge the potential perception of these delivery robots when used for delivering mail. Developed to travel from A to B autonomously, these robot rovers (technically known as autonomous ground vehicles or 'AGVs') use cameras, GPS and radar to “see' their environment and navigate through it. Some pedestrians have already met them: small boxes on wheels that scoot down public sidewalks and cross city streets.

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