Evri trials the UK’s first two-legged robot courier — but it says the stair-climbing bot will ‘support’ rather than replace human couriers
- Evri is testing out a two-legged delivery robot in Barnsley
- The robot can avoid obstacles and get up stairs
- Evri says the delivery bot is designed to support couriers, not replace them
We've seen robot delivery schemes before, but none quite like this: British delivery company Evri has partnered with Refined Robotics in Japan to run the first trial of a two-legged delivery robot in Europe — with Barnsley, the UK's first official Tech Town, chosen as the location.
According to the announcement, the bot doesn't have an official name, but is designed to give customers "more choice, convenience and control over how they receive their parcels" according to Evri's Chief Technology Officer Marcus Hunter.
Most of the delivery robots we've seen to date look like cool boxes trundling along on wheels, but the bipedal approach of this new machine means it can navigate its way around obstacles and...
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