Delivery Robots Tech Talk

1. Delivery Robots
By: Sophia Hickok

2. What is it?
 Six-wheeled robots under two feet tall
 Weigh 40 pounds empty and travel 4 miles per hour
 Accompanied by handlers in early stages

3. How does it work?
 Artificial Intelligence: 9 cameras around the rim, GPS, and
sensors
 Cameras can recognize walk signals, traffic lights,
crosswalks, and stop signs
 There’s always a human operator monitoring if the robot
sends for help
 Unlocked by smartphone app

4. Delivery Robots in Business
 Used by Postmates and Door
Dash
 Supplemental form of delivery,
not a replacement
 Predicted to be beneficial for
startups that are trying to offer
on-demand delivery
 Delivery cost is around a dollar
 Increased security for the
products being delivered

5. References
 https://www.recode.net/2017/1/18/14306674/starship-
robot-food-delivery-washington-dc-silicon-valley
 http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/03/
23/520848983/hungry-call-your-neighborhood-delivery-
robot