Amazon rolls out ‘Scout’ delivery robots


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 24 Jan 2019

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon on Jan 23 began putting cooler-sized robots to work delivering packages to customers in a neighbourhood outside Seattle. 

Electric-powered, wheeled delivery vehicles named “Scout” were created by Amazon and guide themselves along sidewalks at a walking pace, according to Sean Scott, the vice president heading the project. 

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