Delivery Bots Have Awkward Sidewalk Interactions, Too
Self-driving cars have it rough. They have to detect the world around them in fine detail, learn to recognize signals, and avoid running over pets. But hey, at least they\u2019ll spend most of their time dealing with other robot cars, not people. Now, a delivery robot, on the other hand, it roams sidewalks. That means interacting with people\u2014lots of people\u2014and dogs and trash and pigeons. Unlike a road, a sidewalk is nearly devoid of structure. It\u2019s chaos.