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Rolling robots are coming to Washington, D.C.

9/23/2016

Washington, D.C., is gaining a new grocery delivery service — one that is powered by rolling drones.



With municipal regulators approving the use of rolling delivery drones for urban deliveries, these bots will deliver groceries to mainly single- or double-occupant households, according to TechCrunch.com.



Resembling a cooler on wheels, the automated robot can cart up to 40 lbs. of merchandise, and moves at approximately 10 miles per hour. The drone, which was designed by Starship Technologies, was previously tested in San Francisco, the United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland, the report said.



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