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Driverless delivery robots could hit Washington DC soon
Published Sun, Mar 27, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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".
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