The courier robot has completed the testing phase, which began this fall. Now when ordering food from restaurants
The drone delivery is easy to use. When the robot approaches the entrance, the customer receives a notification. The recipient can open the cargo compartment of the robot from his smartphone.
“First of all, robots began to help wherethis is the most in demand right now. Along with the growing demand for the delivery of food from restaurants home, so did the load on couriers. Rovers will take over some of the orders. This will speed up delivery, and residents will be able to get their pizza or burgers faster, ”says Mayor of Innopolis Ruslan Shagaleev.
“This is a unique format of cooperation in its own way.Rovers do not just perform specific tasks, they are gradually becoming an element of the city's infrastructure. Yandex unmanned taxis quickly became a part of city life, and now our delivery robots have joined them, ”adds Dmitry Polishchuk, head of Yandex's unmanned vehicles business.
As a reminder, Yandex.Rover is a robot courier for transporting small loads. He is capable of driving on city sidewalks at the speed of a pedestrian. The robot is completely autonomous: it plans its route itself, assesses the situation around it and avoids obstacles.
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