Robot delivery vehicle shocks residents in Sheffield neighbourhood
A robot vehicle has been captured on film making a delivery in Sheffield.
A six-wheeled STARSHIP buggy was seen trundling along Argyle Road, Meersbrook, as surprised residents looked on.
It is a white and grey box with lights and has an orange flag on a pole set at a jaunty angle. At the front are the words: ‘Open Here’.
In the footage it can be seen searching for, and finding, a drop kerb so it can cross the road.
Scores of people commented after Howard Wheeler posted the video on a local Facebook group.
Many suggested it spelled the end of manned delivery services.
One said it had said ‘thank you’ when he moved out of its way.
Lots said it would fall down a pothole never to be seen again.
STARSHIP says: “Our robots deliver hot food, groceries and industrial supplies, using a combination of radars, cameras, sensors and machine learning to identify objects.”
And: “Starship robots are 99 per cent autonomous. They learn with every journey – and they’ve safely completed millions more deliveries than any competitor.”