After companies such as JD.COM and Robbie started to deliver goods by robots, Amazon plans to provide short-distance delivery service with robots called Scout.
Amazon, which has been using small drones to improve the efficiency of goods distribution in the past, announced earlier that it would assist in the completion of goods distribution tasks through Scout robots in Snohomish County, Washington, USA.
Scout robot looks a lot like robby. It used to provide express delivery of goods. It also travels in a cylinder with six wheelsets. It is mainly built by Amazon's R&D team in West Asia, and it is expected to be used for more short-distance goods express service in the future. In addition, it may also connect with fresh ingredients provided by Amazon WholeFoodsMarket, or increase the efficiency of sales and express delivery of Prime member service products.
The reason why drones and robots are used to assist the express delivery task is mainly to make the traditional express delivery human resources more efficient, so as to avoid that in the past, only a small item was delivered, and short-distance goods can be delivered more efficiently by small drones or robots, and even drugs and other items can be quickly delivered to places where ordinary trucks are difficult to deliver.
In addition to Amazon, in fact, more and more people are also investing in small drones or robot delivery services, such as Postmates, which is a collaboration between robby, Google and Pepsi, as well as Starship, Marble, or ForwardX. At present, JD.COM also plans to supplement the demand for express delivery of goods by robots.
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