delivery robot

Package-bringing automaton

A delivery robot is a small, autonomous wheeled vehicle that transports packages, groceries, or food orders along sidewalks or roads.

Most are boxy, knee-height machines that navigate using cameras and sensors: A delivery robot rolled up to the door with my lunch.

They're increasingly common on college campuses and in some urban neighborhoods.

Related

navigation · last-mile · curbside pickup · courier · parcel · sensor · GPS tracking · cargo · dispatch · doorstep · Starship · route · compartment · contactless · neighborhood · tracking · battery · obstacle

Categories
Opposites
delivery agent type

delivery robotmessenger

One who delivers communications

postal worker · delivery driver · bike messenger · mail carrier · errand runner

locomotion/platform type

delivery robotdrone

Unmanned flying machine

delivery vehicle · delivery truck

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G