Category: last mile

MIT and Ford help delivery robots navigate to your doorstep

Post author By Randall
Post date November 4, 2019
Categories In clues, deliveries, delivery robots, Ford, ford motor company, gear, last mile, mapping, mit, navigation, Privacy, robotics, Robots, Security, semantic map, Tech

[ad_1] The clues can be described in general terms, like “front door” or “garage.” As MIT explains, the robot might be trained to know that a driveway often leads to a sidewalk which likely leads to the front door. “Even if a robot is delivering a package to an environment it’s never been to, there […]

Meal kits might be better for the planet than a trip to the store

Post author By Randall
Post date April 22, 2019
Categories In blue apron, carbon dioxide, Delivery, emissions, food and drink, food waste, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, green, hellofresh, last mile, meal delivery, meal kits, packaging, shipping, study, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, university of michigan

[ad_1] The difference is in the amount of food waste meal kits prevent. While grocery store meals have less packaging per meal, more food has to be purchased and that leads to higher household food waste. It turns out all the cardboard and plastic wrap involved isn’t as bad for the environment as the extra […]