Sidewalks in Switzerland are about to get a little bit more crowded.
Swiss Post, the national postal service in Switzerland, will test robots next month in three cities to deliver food and medicine. The robots, which are small, six-wheeled pods, travel slowly on sidewalks. They’re designed to avoid obstacles, including pedestrians, animals and cars.
The robots, which come from Starship Technologies, are already being tested in Britain and Germany. They will also be tested in Washington, D.C. this fall.
But don’t expect deliverymen across Switzerland to disappear anytime soon. Read more
