"The autonomous robot has been built by DoorDash Labs, the delivery company's in-house automation and robotics developer. We're told it is set to travel on bike lanes, roads, side walks, and driveways, no matter the time of day or whatever the weather. The all-electric autonomous four-wheeled bot - which measures about one tenth the size of a car - can move at speeds of up to 32 kph, enough to outpace the average human."
""You don't always need a full-sized car to deliver a tube of toothpaste or pack of diapers. That's the insight behind Dot," said Stanley Tang, co-founder and head of DoorDash Labs. "Dot is purpose-built for the millions of deliveries we facilitate every day. It is small enough to navigate doorways and driveways, fast enough to maintain food quality, and smart enough to optimize the best routes for delivery," he added."
DoorDash Labs built an all-electric autonomous delivery robot called Dot for local grocery and takeout deliveries. Dot measures about one tenth the size of a car, travels on bike lanes, roads, sidewalks, and driveways, and operates in all weather and at any time of day. Dot can reach speeds up to 32 kph to ensure timely deliveries and preserve food quality. The robot aims to reduce road congestion and emissions while augmenting, not replacing, human delivery drivers. An early access program is operating in Tempe and Mesa, Arizona, with expansion across Phoenix planned and further market rollouts anticipated.
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