Boston Dynamics tries using ‘robot dogs’ for deliveries
Boston Dynamics is testing its robotic quadruped, Spot, as a delivery assistant to help drivers navigate obstacles like stairs and cluttered pathways. The company is currently in talks with logistics firms to move from demonstration videos to a full pilot program.
Boston Dynamics’ robotic quadruped Spot has already found work doing routine factory inspections and patrolling the ruins of Pompeii, but what about deliveries?. The company is testing a new conveyor belt accessory that allows Spot to carry packages from a vehicle and autonomously unload them on a customer’s doorstep in an effort to reduce a delivery drivers’ workload.
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