In Germany, we created a robot-assistant postmen and couriers

• In Germany, created a robot-assistant postmen and messengers

In Germany, we created a helper for postmen and couriers, which in future will have to replace them altogether. Now an innovative machine runs all kinds of tests, and, despite the fact that she does not know how to fly, with his work Mechanical courier cope perfectly well.

In Germany, we created a robot-assistant postmen and couriers In Germany, we created a robot-assistant postmen and couriers

The idea of ​​delivering mail, parcels and goods purchases without human intervention are becoming more and more popular. However, while most of the country's dream of a courier service which arms will stand multicopter in Germany take a step to the side and try to implement a fundamentally different approach to the delivery of things - namely, creating a land robot postman courier, no problem roaming in urban areas. Innovative machine received PostBOT name and has been developed by request of DHL, one of the largest international logistics companies.

In Germany, we created a robot-assistant postmen and couriers

However, while postmen worry about their workplace need not. It's not that DHL PostBOT in the testing phase, and that the front of the robot until the task is not to replace the man, and lend him a helping hand robot. It is expected that development will mainly assist in the delivery - namely, to transport anything that would have to drag myself to the people.

The robot can move at a speed of 6 km \ h one of the two modes. The first - the mode of the caravan, in this case the machine "remembers" its master and follow him as long as possible or until the voice command act accordingly. If the height of half a meter, the robot has a load compartment 150 kg. Car rides on four wheels, but the movement is an electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery.