Amazon users Prime On Amazon, they have the option of receiving products from the store with free shipping costs and it certainly has a pull because day by day we end up coming across delivery vans.
The company launched Scout in 2019 as a 6-wheeled, self-navigating robot shaped like a camping fridge that can carry packages inside, not the humanoid robots, wow. The idea of this launch was to promote the sustainability of delivery of Prime products.
The speed at which the robot it was walking rhythm, which allows this device to walk on sidewalks and also had sensors and cameras to be able to navigate between people, pets and any object that was in its path.
Amazon has officially commented that finish field trials with Scout and redirect the program, which is another way of saying that they are not going to use the robot as intended.
A representative of amazon commented: “During our limited field tests for Scout, we worked to create a unique delivery experience, but learned from feedback that there were aspects of the program that did not meet customer requirements.”
And he concludes: “As a result, we ended our tests and reoriented the program. We are working with workers during this transition, assigning them roles that fit their experience and skills.”
The competition continues betting on robots
AlibabaAmazon’s Chinese competitor, confirmed that its fleet of 500 delivery robots as of June this year had already completed more than 10 million deliveries.
It’s also true that Alibaba’s tests were conducted on college campuses where navigation is easier and its robots were larger and could make more deliveries per trip than Scout and its pilots in Seattle.
We will see if we end up seeing an application of this Scout concept in offices or even in restaurants where the functionalities of this robot can be more useful beyond what Tesla wants to comment on with its humanoid robots.