BERN, SWITZERLAND — Switzerland’s national postal service will soon test using robots to deliver food and medicine in three cities, including the capital Bern. <br /> <br />The self-driving robot is developed by Starship Technologies. It can deliver packages within a roughly 5km radius and is remotely monitor by humans to ensure safety. <br /> <br />It is equipped with camera and sensors that allow it to detect and avoid any obstacles. <br /> <br />To ensure security, receivers use a smartphone application to access to the package inside the robot. <br /> <br />“We will keep needing the postmen, it’s not a substitute, but it’s a complementary way of delivering things that today we do not have in our offering,” Claudia Pletscher, Head of Development and Innovation at Swiss Post told the Local. <br /> <br />According to CNN Money, the robots are already being tested in Britain and Germany, and are expected to be tested in Washington, D.C. soon.
