Driverless delivery robots could hit Washington DC soon

Washington

A BROOD of sidewalk drones could be rolling around the US capital within a year if a District of Columbia Council member has her way.

Executives from Starship Technologies, with roots in Estonia and London, say their goal is to unleash a platoon of "smart, friendly robots" that will ply sidewalks along with pedestrians to make local deliveries of groceries or small packages "almost free".