Moment lost 'shopping robot' gets stuck on a kerb during delivery
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA new scheme to deliver groceries by robot has been hit by a glitch, with a video emerging of one 'lost' robot getting stuck at a kerb.
The robots have become a familiar site in suburban Sale after the scheme was launched on Wednesday by Co-op in conjunction with Trafford Council and robot manufacturer Starship.
But the scheme has been hit by teething problem. Video has emerged of one of the robots appearing to get 'lost' and then becoming stuck as it tried to negotiate a high kerb on Friday night. READ MORE: Blood-stained door pictured at scene of 'disturbance' as three people hurt following stabbing A spokesperson for Starship Technologies, which operates around the world, stressed their robots, which use 'artificial intelligence', were still 'getting to know the neighbourhood'.
Call centre worker Danielle Dennis, 24, sent the M.E.N. a video of one of the robots appearing to get into trouble on Ascot Avenue in Sale on Friday night.
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