Very neat, Chris. Last year in London I saw several examples of a similar
device delivering goods; I assume that it was a trial as each was accompanied
by a person.
Chris
> On 7 Apr 2020, at 00:20, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Most restaurant and many other places have been reduced to drive thru,
> takeout, and delivery, but a local mom & pop pizza restaurant has come up
> with a novel idea: Delivery robots. These have been on the local news these
> past few days, and today I encountered one while cycling to the post office:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/49744369657/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/49744369657/>
>
> I took the time to watch this one for a while, and saw that it has no
> steering. Only the centre wheels are motorised. When it needs to turn, the
> outer wheels rise up and one of the centre wheels is activated. Very
> efficient and clever design.
>
> Chris
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