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Amazon Scout
TypeRobot
InceptionJanuary 23, 2019
ManufacturerAmazon.com
Websitehttp://amazon.com/scout

Amazon Scout is a 6 wheeled robot used to deliver packages for the popular E-commerce site, Amazon.com.[1] Amazon Scout originally debut on January 23, 2019, delivering packages to Amazon customers in Snohomish County, Washington.[2] Amazon scouts move on sidewalks, at a walking pace.[3][4] On August 9, 2019, Amazon said in a blog post,[5] that the company would start testing the scout project in Irvine, California.[6][7][8] The package is stored inside of the robot[9], and driven to the customer.



References

  1. ^ "Amazon quietly acquired robotics company Dispatch to build Scout". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. ^ "Meet Scout". US Day One Blog. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  3. ^ "About Amazon Scout". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "The Prime Challenges for Scout, Amazon's New Delivery Robot". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  5. ^ "What's next for Amazon Scout?". US Day One Blog. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  6. ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (2019-08-09). "Amazon is now delivering packages in Southern California with its Scout robots". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  7. ^ Hyatt, Kyle. "Amazon's Scout autonomous delivery robot is now being tested in Irvine, California". Cnet. Retrieved 2019-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Holley, Peter. "Amazon's autonomous robots have started delivering packages in a new location: Southern California". Washington Post.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Amazon Scout, retrieved 2019-09-08

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