To everyday life when robots walk around the town...!
It seems that a robot's automatic delivery service is finally started by two of the two co -founders of Skype, "Starship Technologies" by JANUS Friis and Ahti Heinla.
The service begins in London, Switzerland, Dusseldorf and Hamburg in London, Switzerland, Germany.It is said that the food delivery service JUST EAT and PRONTO, HERMES of home delivery services, and Metro Group, a grocery store, will use it as part of the service.
Just EAT and PRONTO are the largest in the United Kingdom in food delivery startups.Isn't it authentic?
The robot that runs on the six tires used in the service is a wheel run that is somewhat similar to the Domino Pizza Delivery Robo.Recognizing roads, obstacles, and pedestrians, 99 % of driving is automatic.The robot is monitored, and if it is confused, it seems that human adjustments will be made immediately.You can see how it works in this video.
Isn't it a pretty solid movement?I don't think it's necessary to have a personality or cute because it's a delivery tool, but some of the productions are somewhat hated.
For example, if you come across a pedestrian...
You retire to the side and give up the way.It seems to stop and wait until the pedestrian passes.Well, isn't it pretty adorable?
Since it is likely to be a mischief, it may be important to program the politeness that people love.It is important to avoid dissatisfaction with "home delivery robots that you often see recently, are always hooked on the road."
In the past tests, he traveled about 8000 km in total and encountered 400,000 pedestrians, but there was no accident.The performance looks pretty good.
To take out the delivery of the delivery, it seems to unlock the upper part of the robot on the device.
Immediately after the operation starts, it is remotely piloted by Starship Technologies employees, and it seems that the robot switches to autonomous driving when you are used to your delivery environment.Eventually, one employee will reach a level that can supervise 100 robots.
Yes, the point of this service is that this robot can make the usage fee lower than the conventional delivery.It's not just a promotion item.According to the Quartz interview, StarShip said, "Currently, the cost of delivery of courier items on -demand is about 1500 yen (£ 12) in the center of London, StarShip, up to 130 yen (1 pound) per delivery.I am planning to lower it. "If the cost of delivery is 1/10, any company will introduce it....Overwhelming cost reduction.
It seems that this year we are planning to introduce hundreds of units, and next year we are planning to introduce at the level of thousands.The area is gradually expanding, so you may be looking at the Japanese market.
Will the robot society come in this way?
Source: Starship Technologies / YouTube Via ENGADGET, Quartz
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