Autonomous delivery startup Nuro is bursting with ideas since SoftBank invested nearly $1 billion in February, new filings reveal. A recent patent application details how its R1 self-driving vehicle could carry smaller robots to cross lawns or climb stairs to drop off packages. The company has even taken the step of trademarking the name “Fido” […]
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Jimmy Fallon geeks out over ‘unbelievable’ FedEx delivery bot
“This is the future right here,” said Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon.
He was watching FedEx’s new SameDay autonomous delivery bot navigate through sand, rocks, water, and up a step.
“This is unbelievable,” Fallon said in what seemed l…
FedEx’s new autonomous delivery bot has iBot wheelchair DNA
FedEx is a courier delivery and logistics company; and in 2019, that means it must also have an autonomous delivery bot. The delivery services company, known for its overnight shipping, unveiled Wednesday an autonomous delivery device called SameDayBot. The bot, which will be tested this summer in select markets including FedEx’s hometown Memphis, is being […]
View More FedEx’s new autonomous delivery bot has iBot wheelchair DNAAmazon unveils its new delivery robot
It will make its debut in Snohomish County, WA, close to Amazon’s Seattle headquarters. Read more…More about Amazon, Mashable Video, Robot, Fedex, and Delivery Robot
View More Amazon unveils its new delivery robotAmazon unveils its new delivery robot
It will make its debut in Snohomish County, WA, close to Amazon’s Seattle headquarters. Read more…More about Amazon, Mashable Video, Robot, Fedex, and Delivery Robot
View More Amazon unveils its new delivery robotDadi brings in $2M to democratize sperm storage
Backed by firstminute capital and Third Kind Ventures, Dadi wants men to be more aware of their biological clock.
View More Dadi brings in $2M to democratize sperm storageAmazon Air expands with 10 more cargo aircraft, bringing fleet to 50 planes
Days after FedEx CEO Frederick Smith dismissed the Amazon threat to its business during the company’s earnings call, Amazon announced an expansion of its two-year old Amazon Air operation which will now add ten 767-300 dedicated Amazon cargo aircraft to its fleet. The planes are being leased from existing partner, Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG), which […]
View More Amazon Air expands with 10 more cargo aircraft, bringing fleet to 50 planesFedEx is adding 1,000 Chanje vans to electrify its fleet
FedEx is turning to a relatively new and unknown startup as it ramps up its efforts to electrify its fleet of delivery vans. The company announced Tuesday plans to add 1,000 electric delivery vehicles from Chanje Energy, a California-based and China-backed startup founded in 2015. FedEx is purchasing 100 of the vehicles from Chanje Energy. It will lease […]
View More FedEx is adding 1,000 Chanje vans to electrify its fleetVahdam Teas raises $2.5M to grow its tea-commerce business in the US
Vahdam Teas, an India-based e-commerce startup that cuts the supply chain down to sell fresh teas online, has pulled in a $2.5 million Series B investment for growth in the U.S. and other global markets. The round comes from existing investor Fireside Ventures, a consumer brand-focused VC firm. It follows a $1.4 million Series A round […]
View More Vahdam Teas raises $2.5M to grow its tea-commerce business in the USMicrosoft wants to put your data in a box
AWS has its Snowball (and Snowmobile truck), Google Cloud has its data transfer appliance and Microsoft has its Azure Data Box. All of these are physical appliances that allow enterprises to ship lots of data to the cloud by uploading it into these machines and then shipping them to the cloud. Microsoft’s Azure Data Box […]
View More Microsoft wants to put your data in a boxAmazon isn’t to blame the Postal Service’s woes, but it will need to innovate to survive
Cyrus Radfar Contributor Cyrus Radfar is a founding engineer of AddThis, which was acquired by Oracle. More posts by this contributor Dear United: Autonomous cars will pull you out of your seat With autonomy, commercial real estate could go mobile In the past week, the 45th president has Twit-tacked Amazon three times and, potentially, cost […]
View More Amazon isn’t to blame the Postal Service’s woes, but it will need to innovate to surviveFedEx reserves 20 Tesla Semi all-electric big rig trucks
FedEx is the latest major logistics company to lock in an order for Tesla’s forthcoming Semi electric Class 8 trailer trucks. The shipping provider has ordered 20 of the vehicles, according to a press release from FedEx itself, which will go into service in its FedEx Freight department. The FedEx order is dwarfed by rival […]
View More FedEx reserves 20 Tesla Semi all-electric big rig trucks