Amazon Plans to Test Four-Legged Robots on Wheels for Deliveries

CNBC stories:

Amazon has acquired Rivr, a Swiss robotics firm growing machines for “doorstep supply,” the corporate confirmed Thursday… It introduced the deal in a discover despatched to third-party supply contractors… “We consider this know-how, when working alongside your [delivery associates], has the potential to additional enhance security outcomes and the general buyer expertise, significantly within the final steps of the supply course of….” In its discover to supply service companion homeowners, Amazon stated Rivr’s know-how, which features a four-legged robotic on wheels, will enable it to analysis and take a look at how the gadgets may be built-in into supply operations, together with “serving to [delivery associates] carry packages from supply autos to buyer doorsteps.”