Interview with Ahti Heinla
summary
A small electric delivery robot drives on sidewalks carrying parcels to doorsteps, weighs about 15 kg, tops out at 6 km/h, and has a practical range of a few kilometers; it uses nine cameras plus ultrasound for visual navigation, climbs curbs but not stairs, and stays out of buildings. Remote human operators take control for tricky situations while video feeds aren’t stored. Goal is under €1 per delivery in suburban trials starting in the UK and US later this year.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:20Starship Enterprise
- 1:03Technical challenge
- 1:45The breakthrough
- 2:27The range
- 3:08How does it recognize its environment
- 4:41How to prevent it from being stolen
- 5:27How autonomous is it
- 8:02Why not Germany
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