News / FedEx introduces its own robot solution for last-mile deliveries

FedEx today launched its new cutting-edge robotic last-mile delivery solution – the FedEx SameDay Bot.

It said it was collaborating with AutoZone, Lowe’s, Pizza Hut, Target, Walgreens and Walmart “to help assess retailers’ autonomous delivery needs”, given that according to some estimates, up to “60% of merchants’ customers live within three miles of a store, demonstrating the opportunity for on-demand, hyper-local delivery”.

The FedEx bot is being developed in collaboration with DEKA Development & Research Corp and its founder Dean Kamen, who ...