alt Hacker NewsHow are these solved problems when robot deliveries on sidewalks are a new phenomenon? Also, what other cities?
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Fricken • last Tuesday at 12:11 AM
They aren't that new. Starship Technologies, founded in 2014, has performed over 9 million deliveries across 270 locations.
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yieldcrv • last Tuesday at 3:00 AM
By new you mean half a decade?
Los Angeles, including Santa Monica, LA City, West Hollywood others
Been around since 2020, multiple companies here
They’ve all gone through several iterations, debates, and approvals to reach symbiosis
My wife is nearing 40 and she had these things delivering food at her midwestern college town back when she was still in school.
Limited rollout and obviously an ideal environment, but these things are nowhere near new.