The hype around delivery robots has fizzled, but DoorDash is still determined to launch Dot, an adorable red bot. It can ride on roads and in bike lanes, where it will face daunting challenges. When ...

A sidewalk delivery robot built by California-based Serve Robotics features an ad from dating app Tinder. (Photo by Maylin Tu) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

As Google, Amazon, Uber, DoorDash, and a swarm of startups race to automate last-mile logistics with drones and delivery robots, Starship has quietly built one of the largest real-world fleets. With ...

Peyton Perry heard a rumor that delivery robots would be coming to campus when she was a student at Fairfield University. Soon after, she saw her first robot at a campus Starbucks. She ordered food ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Windy City residents may be noticing certain food delivery robots rolling down sidewalks all across town. Two companies — Coco and Serve Robotics — have been operating in Chicago under ...

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Courtney doesn’t have eyes, but it’s got sensors everywhere. There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils. It’s been described as a “large cooler on ...

A hot new job has emerged in Los Angeles: robot wrangler to help delivery bots navigate the real world. The robots get stuck in potholes, can’t reach doorbells and are sometimes abused by humans. As ...

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