Robots will be seen on the streets of the Swiss capital in September 2016 as Swiss Post trials parcel delivery by post-bot.
The Swiss national postal service, which has already trialed drones and self-driving post buses in its quest for new technology, on Tuesday announced a new partnership with UK-based start-up Starship Technologies, set up by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis.
Starship's fleet of autonomous robots are designed to carry out local deliveries within a 5 km radius and have already been seen on streets in the UK and Germany since trials began last November. From this September the robots will be trialed with dummy parcels in three Swiss locations - the capital, Bern, and the towns of Biberist in the canton of Soloturn and Köniz in the canton of Bern.
Speaking to @thelocalch, Swiss Post's Head of Development and Innovation, Claudia Pletscher, said it was vital for the company to stay on top of new trends when it comes to technology...
"We are number one in logistics in Switzerland so this trend needs to be and is very interesting for us. It's very important that we are at the top of such developments, that they are tested and we see what impact it has on the delivery chain, on the delivery itself and on our clients."
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Yes i seen this on BBC news, they look cool. Maybe i can get one to pickup my groceries....
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