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Gita – autonomous lightweight delivery system

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Re: Gita – autonomous lightweight delivery system

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Post by sbanach »

sneak wrote: post #6

I want a city or neighborhood hooked up to a pneumatic tube system, like they have in bank drive-throughs, and I want at least one node of the pneumatic router network to be in an Amazon warehouse, and at least one other to be at a decent cheeseburger shop. Make sure it's wired for fiber internet and I will buy a condo in that development. Imagine ordering something up to the size and weight of a 3.5" HDD (or bacon d…

EM Forster took your thought experiment to it's logical conclusion for you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops

Re: Gita – autonomous lightweight delivery system

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Post by icebraining »

sneak wrote: post #6

I want a city or neighborhood hooked up to a pneumatic tube system, like they have in bank drive-throughs, and I want at least one node of the pneumatic router network to be in an Amazon warehouse, and at least one other to be at a decent cheeseburger shop. Make sure it's wired for fiber internet and I will buy a condo in that development. Imagine ordering something up to the size and weight of a 3.5" HDD (or bacon d…

Are you willing to move to the UK? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodtubes

Re: Gita – autonomous lightweight delivery system

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Post by BlytheSchuma »

I would love to engineer this to avoid homeless people taking shits in this thing. It would have to pivot better than an NFL quarterback. Lets assume that most homeless people are older 40+ and have bad knees and can hobble about 7 MPH on average. So they would have to catch this thing to take a shit inside of it.

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Post by haldean »

BlytheSchuma wrote: post #13

I would love to engineer this to avoid homeless people taking shits in this thing. It would have to pivot better than an NFL quarterback. Lets assume that most homeless people are older 40+ and have bad knees and can hobble about 7 MPH on average. So they would have to catch this thing to take a shit inside of it.

This comment is disturbingly inhumane.

Re: Gita – autonomous lightweight delivery system

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Post by Animats »

Starship Technologies has a similar robot.[1] They asked the Redwood City city council for permission to operate this on Redwood City sidewalks. This was granted. Startship made a video of a delivery from La Tartine, which is a downtown bakery. But I asked the clerks at La Tartine, and they haven't seen the robot again since the video was made months ago.

Both Gita and Starship have the feel of a startup with a great video, but problems delivering the product.

These robots don't have the speed and range for a suburban environment, and they can't deal with doors, stairs, and elevators in apartment buildings. That leaves a narrow market niche.

[1] https://www.starship.xyz/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW16O6UWtSc

Re: Gita – autonomous lightweight delivery system

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Post by pugworthy »

amelius wrote: post #9
amelius wrote: post #8

Looks like an automated suitcase trolley. It could be handy, except ... you probably can't take it on the bus/train or put it in a car or take it on an airplane.

Also, it could be used by bad guys as a very dangerous delivery mechanism.

As can about anything capable of carrying things, including people themselves...

Re: Gita – autonomous lightweight delivery system

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Post by foota »

Animats wrote: post #15

Starship Technologies has a similar robot.[1] They asked the Redwood City city council for permission to operate this on Redwood City sidewalks. This was granted. Startship made a video of a delivery from La Tartine, which is a downtown bakery. But I asked the clerks at La Tartine, and they haven't seen the robot again since the video was made months ago. Both Gita and Starship have the feel of a startup with a great…

Seems like theft might be an important practical concern for autonomous delivery.

Re: Gita – autonomous lightweight delivery system

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Post by dexterdog »

pugworthy wrote: post #16
amelius wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, it could be used by bad guys as a very dangerous delivery mechanism.

As can about anything capable of carrying things, including people themselves...

Yeah, but people require a lot more investment to get them to the point where they are useful.
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