Korean Government Allows Delivery Robots to Use Sidewalks
This is something that people can expect to see more of in Korea as the technology continues to improve:
Dilly, a self-driving delivery robot developed by food delivery service Baemin’s operator Woowa Brothers, crosses a road while en route to deliver food on Teheran-ro in southern Seoul’s Gangnam District, which has been specially designated for robot delivery, Nov. 7. Courtesy of Woowa Brothers
Robots are gradually becoming part of daily life in Korea, as the country’s recent amendment to the act governing the use of robots has allowed outdoor autonomous robots to drive on sidewalks for delivery, patrols and other purposes.
This change has opened new avenues for related industries, as various advantages are expected for companies utilizing robots such as labor cost reduction, increased efficiency in last-mile delivery and improvement in safety, industry officials and experts said Thursday.
On Nov. 17, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the National Police Agency implemented the revised Act on Development and Supply of Intelligent Robots. Previously, robots were not permitted to operate on sidewalks, but the revised law allows for new businesses to utilize robot delivery and patrols in outdoor environments.
These outdoor self-driving robots are required to comply with the Road Traffic Act, just like pedestrians. Jaywalking or walking on roadways is illegal, and operators of these robots who violate the regulations will be fined 30,000 won ($23). Additionally, businesses seeking to use outdoor autonomous driving robots are obliged to have insurance coverage.
Korea Times
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It’d get soccer-kicked in LA, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, NYC, DC…
Bad enough those damn scooters are all over the side walks, now these stupid things.
And to Kevins point: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/food-delivery-robots-are-being-robbed-in-the-us
or this…For Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XiJC3qE45c
America can’t have nice things because America is not interested in enforcing rules against non-nice people and their non-nice actions.
And if nice people stand against it, suddenly America is interested in the rules.
This is intentional.
It is being done by people who learned from the communists how to tear down a functional system so it can be rebuilt to their specifications…
…which will include more pods and bugs than what you think your meager carbon footprint deserves.
Can you even imagine those clerkless self-serving stores in America that are so ubiquitous in South Korea? This stuff can only work in law-abiding civilized countries.
huh? They need to “enforce” rules to not touch, vandalize, steal, and generally be law-abiding? I’m sorry, the game is already lost when you have to “enforce” this thing called civility.
“I’m sorry, the game is already lost when you have to “enforce” this thing called civility.”
I am in agreement 100% with you.
Now go look up the crime statistics and see who is doing this.
Then come back and call me a racist for noticing reality and being disappointed in it.