As companies around the globe move to cash in on the rapidly emerging last-mile delivery segment, autonomous methods of delivery, from self-driving vans to drones to mall delivery robots, are being developed to help get everything from pizzas to parcels into the hands of customers.
A new wave of delivery robots could transform the way goods are delivered – provided they survive their first contact with the greatest nemesis they’ll ever face: teenagers, says Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog.
Boxbot and OnTrac say their new partnership will test an automated parcel delivery system that reimagines the way e-commerce packages and other shipments are delivered.
Digit is an experimental, walking delivery robot, designed by Ford and Agility Robotics to work in conjunction with automated delivery vehicles.
Tech giant Honeywell announced a new automated robotic solution for unloading truck trailers and shipping containers at distribution centers.
FedEx has begun evaluation trials of its new SameDay Bot robotic delivery system in Memphis, Tennessee, in partnership with high-profile customers.
Ryder System has joined forces with new technology suppliers to showcase smart warehouse operations, such as robotics; autonomous vehicles and drones; sensors and automatic identification tools; and wearable technology.
If you think autonomous trucks sound futuristic, Continental showed off its concept for dog-like robots that could one day be delivering packages from driverless vans.
Dog-like robots could one day be delivering packages from driverless vans, as demonstrated in a vision of the future presented by Continental at the CES electronics show in Las Vegas.
From big data to scurrying robots, warehouses and distribution centers are becoming a high-tech arena, driven by the e-commerce and omnichannel marketing boom.