Amazon Scout

Amazon Scout is a 6 wheeled robot used to deliver packages for the E-commerce site, Amazon.com.[1] Amazon Scout originally debuted 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] In August, 2019,[5] the robots started delivering packages to customers Irvine, California on a test basis, with human monitors.[6][7][8] The package is stored inside of the robot, and driven to the customer.[9]

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

Amazon acquired the robotics company Dispatch to build the robot.[10]

See also

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.
  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.
  8. Holley, Peter. "Amazon's autonomous robots have started delivering packages in a new location: Southern California". Washington Post.
  9. Amazon Scout, retrieved 2019-09-08
  10. Harris, Mark (February 7, 2019). "Amazon quietly acquired robotics company Dispatch to build Scout". TechCruch. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
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