Evri uses First Robot Delivery Dogs
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It will never bite the postman, chew the corner of the letters or leave an undesirable “package” on the entrance.
Meet Milo, the robot -Ki delivery dog, the Evri, the Parcel Company, will support exams in Yorkshire in the next four weeks.
The four -legged assistant was programmed in such a way that he jumps in and out of van and deliver packages and lighten the load for couriers.
Marcus Hunter, Chief Technology Officer of the company, said: “Couriers were and will always be the heart of our business.
“In this next stage of innovation we are enthusiastic about introducing Milo, the robot -delivery dog, and we are happy that the attempt gets going and see what we learn.
“This is a player for delivery in the last mile, and we can hardly wait for customers to see our couriers and their new robot buddies in action.”
Robot can certainly navigate
Milo was trained with real data and is also equipped with cameras and laser mapping systems so that it can certainly navigate in pedestrians, cyclists or wheelie waste bins.
Until the robots are used, they have already pushed millions of scenarios into simulations so that they can quickly adapt to real situations.
Parcels are placed in the box in Milo’s back, and the robot then occurs next to the courier, which eliminates the delivery as soon as they have reached their destination. Milo can also bow and tip out the package.
The first attempts take place in Morley, Leeds. If he is successful, the robot could be initiated in the support of deliveries.
The robot was developed by RIVR, a Swiss AI company. Marko Bjelonic, the managing director, said: “This commitment is a great milestone not only for RIVR and Evri, but for the future of Last Mile delivery in Great Britain.
“By introducing autonomous door tax robots in live operations, we show how technology can make the burden on couriers easier, improve delivery efficiency and increase the bar for customer experiences.”
Rivr also develops a robot dog with an arm that could ultimately work completely autonomously.
The company says that its ultimate goal can “navigate a world in which robots navigate on sidewalks, navigate the doors openly, hand over packages and thus communicate fluently like human couriers”.
It added that the robots would reduce the need for a repeating short -haul route, which could reduce the fatigue of the drivers and accelerate efficiency. Currently, delivery drivers can spend most of their time between the nearby taxes, but the robots can lead to several deliveries being created quickly.
Waiting function to help disabled customers
Evri will test a miniature -AiAS truck in Barnsley in Barnsley in September for three months, whereby the residents have the opportunity to register for robot deliveries.
The company said the robot would have the additional advantage that you could wait up to 10 minutes until homeowners can answer the door, which could be particularly useful for customers with disabilities.
The robots can also be used 24 hours a day so that night deliveries for consumers in various schedules or more on-demand services with defined time windows for consumers can be used.
CLLR Robin Franklin, Cabinet spokesman for regeneration and culture of the Barnsley Council, said: “We are incredibly proud to organize the test run for this program in Barnsley. This is an amazing innovation that could revolutionize the deliveries of home deliveries, and we wish the best of luck with the process.”
Evri is the largest committed package -Delivery company Great Britain and takes care of more than 800 million packages every year.