by Nicholas Upton | Mar 13, 2019 | Automation, News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
Eatsa, a technology provider in the restaurant space known for its novel “automat-like” digital cubbies for food pickup, has moved into the virtual restaurant space. In a partnership with Deliveroo, a UK-based food delivery company, the firm will now power a virtual...
by fodnews | Mar 6, 2019 | Automation, News, Research, Top Stories
Delivery logistics giant FedEx announced what it calls the SameDay Bot, an autonomous delivery robot aimed at retailers wanting to make same-day and last-mile deliveries. With the bot, which resembles a trash compactor-Opportunity rover hybrid, retailers can accept...
by Laura Michaels | Jan 28, 2019 | Automation, Research, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Noting it’s the “first autonomous vehicle created from the ground up by an on-demand delivery company,” Postmates unveiled a robot dubbed “Serve,” which it calls a rover and plans to debut on the sidewalks of Los Angeles. That launch, the company points out,...
by fodnews | Jan 28, 2019 | Automation, Briefs, News
Delivery and personal robots and underwater and aerial drones were on display at the 51st annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the latest and most tangible evidence that autonomous vehicles are continuing to advance thanks to significant...
by Nicholas Upton | Dec 10, 2018 | Automation, Briefs
Wing, the drone arm of Alphabet, is heading to Helsinki next year. Wing has become a proper company or “graduated” within the company, meaning it’s no longer just a moonshot. And this test implies the technology is ready for prime time. The Helsinki test will be a...
by Nicholas Upton | Oct 12, 2018 | Automation, News, Top Stories
The holy grail of drone delivery has always been fully automated or Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations where a restaurant, a retailer or even a medical practitioner can load a delivery drone without a pilot. While the technology is largely ready for BVLOS...
