In China, yellow robots deliver snacks to your home
Along a quiet residential street on the outer edges of Beijing, a yellow and black cube about the size of a small washing machine trundles leisurely to its destination.
Jul 18, 2018
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News tagged with delivery
Hi Tech & Innovation
Zipline's delivery drone system redesign boosts capabilities
A delivery drone company that has helped Africans in dire need of emergency blood supplies is widening its vision. The California-based company is Zipline and its autonomous planes are making news closer to its home in the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Drones deliver green transportation option
By getting your next package delivered by drone, you could be saving energy, but only if companies deploy drones sensibly.
Feb 14, 2018
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Domino's initiative uses robots for pizza delivery
(Tech Xplore)—Sidewalk robots will deliver pizza this year. Domino's pizza, to be exact. Datelined London, a news release on Wednesday on the Starship Technologies site brought news of the launch of a pilot program with ...
Robotics
Starship Technologies draws attention with ground-based robot delivery solution
(Tech Xplore)—"Say hello to your personal courier. I'm here to deliver anything you need. Just tell me what, when and where and I'll do the rest."
Robotics
Manufacturing platform makes intricate biocompatible micromachines
A team of researchers led by Biomedical Engineering Professor Sam Sia has developed a way to manufacture microscale-sized machines from biomaterials that can safely be implanted in the body. Working with hydrogels, which ...
Jan 4, 2017
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Amazon looks at airships as fulfillment idea in patent filing
(Tech Xplore)—Amazon has come up with a neat idea. Whether the idea will ever come to pass as a real move is not certain. However, CB Insights noticed a patent filing where Amazon was suggesting the AFC approach to deliver ...
Robotics
New study finds invisible 'human work' allows robots to make deliveries
A new study has shown that people modify their behavior to accommodate autonomous delivery robots, and it is this invisible "human work" that allows robots to run smoothly on the streets and needs to be considered when designing ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Business
Amazon's pharmacy will offer same-day delivery in LA and NYC and plans to expand
Amazon will soon offer same-day delivery of several prescription medications in Los Angeles and New York, yet another example of the online shopping giant's bet on consumers' growing dependence on ease and speed.
Mar 27, 2024
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Business
Uber Eats starts robot deliveries in Tokyo
"Caution: robot!" chirps the green self-driving delivery vehicle as it trundles down the street to a pork cutlet restaurant in Tokyo to pick up a meal ordered on Uber Eats.
Mar 5, 2024
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