Russian Yandex to launch delivery robots in US

A Yandex.Rover, an autonomous delivery robot for small-size cargos developed by Yandex, crossing a street in central Moscow. The Russian Internet giant said that it plans to launch self-driving delivery robots on US college campuses later this year. — AFP

MOSCOW: Russian tech giant Yandex said Tuesday it planned to launch self-driving delivery robots on US college campuses later this year, the company’s latest push into foreign markets.

In a statement, the Russian group said it would partner with US delivery giant Grubhub, which operates on 250 campuses, to deploy the self-driving rovers.