European firm Just Eat, specializing in services for the delivery of products, spent the first automated delivery in the UK with the help of a robot Estonian firms Starship Technologies.
“Last night, the robot performed a fully automated food delivery to a home in the UK”, — wrote in social media and co-founder of Just Eat David Buttress.
The six-wheeled truck Starship with a height of about 70 cm is reminiscent of the Rover and moves at a rate of 5-6 km per hour. It is able to deliver cargo weighing up to 10 kilograms. Open the lid of its cargo Bay can only customer who reported pre-code lock.
The robot can deliver the ordered goods at a distance up to 5 kilometers within 5-30 minutes. He is able to avoid obstacles and cross the roadway.
In July 2016 automated trucks were tested on the streets of Britain, Germany, Switzerland and Tallinn. In the near future Starship Technologies will be tested in the United States.
During the street tests the robots met with more than 400 thousands of people and they managed without incident to overcome more than 8 thousand kilometers.
