My First Encounter With A Robot
Whilst in Bletchley, I saw this robot going about their business.
Note.
- The robot was from robotdelivery.co.uk.
- It was fascinating to see it cross the roads on the zebra crossings.
This idea might take off, as it is surely more environmentally friendly than a guy speeding up and down on a scooter.
Is a driver legally obliged to give way to a robot on a zebra crossing? What’s the legal position if the robot is crushed by a HGV?
Comment by JohnC | March 15, 2022 |
Everybody seemed to show it respect and keep out of its way.
Comment by AnonW | March 15, 2022 |
That’s possibly because of the novelty value. It may be different if and when delivery robots are regularly inching their way across the road. I saw one of these robots a few years ago making its way slowly along the pavement outside my son’s flat There’s a notice on the front door of the building directing deliveries to the concierge in a separate building if no one is at home. Could a delivery robot be programmed to cope with such a situation?
Comment by JohnC | March 16, 2022
What is there to stop someone stopping it and stealing the contents?
Comment by Maurice Reed | March 15, 2022 |
This is amusing
Comment by agggggggg | March 15, 2022 |
I first saw these 6 wheelers on the mean streets of Lewisham nearly 3 years ago.
At that time it was being ‘overseen’ by a minder walking with it.
Things have probably moved on apace, as from your photos it now appears to be fully autonomous.
Maybe another 3 years before it actually gets to deliver anything; only to find no one at home and the package left under the mat/behind the fence/in the wheelie bin!
Comment by Dave | March 16, 2022 |
I can see this concept developing in certain areas. Where I live, Hackney Council has completely renewed the pavements over the last ten years and there are dropped kerbs everywhere for wheelchairs. A Royal Mail sorting officers at the end of the road too. So I suspect it would be possible here.
Comment by AnonW | March 16, 2022 |