Ford and Agility Robotics are testing the feasibility of combining robots with autonomous vehicles for delivery work
.Digesting the daily headlines and news-feed of companies charting a robot-filled future can give one the impression that all the entry-level jobs in America are under siege and headed for extinction. But if history has taught us anything, it is that robots often do not live up to the expectations of their parents.is looking ahead to a future where maybe robots are driving autonomous cars and delivering our packages.
Let's not get crazy. Just because something looks possible on paper and the engineers say it's possible, doesn't mean the public is going to feel comfortable with it. Remember vehicles that came with four-wheel turning? Nobody cared. Digit’s design also allows it to tightly fold itself up for easy storage in the back of a self-driving vehicle until it’s called into action. Once a self-driving car arrives at its destination, Digit can be deployed to grab a package from the vehicle and carry out the final step in the delivery process.
When a self-driving vehicle brings Digit to its final destination, the vehicle, Ford says, can wirelessly deliver all the information it needs, including the best pathway to the front door. Through this data exchange, Digit can work collaboratively with a vehicle to situate itself and begin making its delivery.
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