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fromFortune
6 hours ago

Meet Dot: DoorDash's new 5-foot, 350-pound robot delivery driver that can hit 20 mph | Fortune

Your 2am Ben & Jerry's might soon be delivered by what looks like the love child of Wall-E and Lightning McQueen. This week, DoorDash unveiled an intentionally adorable delivery robot named Dot, which it's piloting in the Phoenix area, with plans for a wide rollout in the metro area by the year's end. The anthropomorphic food box on wheels is DoorDash's first foray into ground-based autonomous delivery-a frontier many companies have struggled to conquer due to the challenge of navigating chaotic streets without angering pedestrians.
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fromWIRED
2 days ago

DoorDash's New Delivery Robot Rolls Out Into the Big, Cruel World

DoorDash is launching Dot, a nearly 5-foot autonomous delivery robot built to travel on roads, bike lanes, and sidewalks despite operational and safety challenges.
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fromFuturism
5 days ago

Delivery Robot Torments Disabled Man

Autonomous sidewalk delivery robots can behave unpredictably, obstruct pathways, and cause accidents, disproportionately affecting mobility-impaired pedestrians.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Viral collision of delivery robot and man in mobility scooter sparks online firestorm

A delivery robot repeatedly blocked a man with cerebral palsy's mobility scooter in West Hollywood, causing a viral collision, calls for accountability, and online harassment.
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fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Why Cartken pivoted its focus from last-mile delivery to industrial robots | TechCrunch

Cartken is expanding its autonomous delivery robots from food services to industrial applications due to increased demand.
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