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    Run out of milk? Robots on call for Singapore home deliveries

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    Run out of milk? Robots on call for Singapore home deliveries

    The robots, which are equipped with 3D sensors, make four or five deliveries per day

    Published:  April 12, 2021 10:37 Reuters  and  Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor
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    Singapore: Hoping to capitalise on a surge in demand for home deliveries, a Singapore technology company has deployed a pair of robots to bring residents their groceries in one part of the city state. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Developed by OTSAW Digital and both named "Camello", the robots' services have been offered to 700 households in a one-year trial. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Users can book delivery slots for their milk and eggs, and an app notifies them when the robot is about to reach a pick-up point - usually the lobby of an apartment building. Image Credit: Reuters
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    The robots, which are equipped with 3D sensors, a camera and two compartments each able to carry up to 20 kg (44 lb) of food or parcels ordered online, make four or five deliveries per day on weekdays and are on call for half day on Saturday. Image Credit: Reuters
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    They use ultraviolet light to disinfect themselves after every trip, said OTSAW Digital's chief executive, Ling Ting Ming. Image Credit: Reuters
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    A Velodyne Lidar unit is seen on Carmello. | "Especially during this pandemic period, everybody is looking at contactless, humanless," he told Reuters. For the time being, staff accompany the robots on their rounds to ensure no problems arise. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Tashfique Haider, a 25-year-old student who has tried out the service, said it could be particularly helpful for the elderly so they wouldn't have to carry goods home. Image Credit: Reuters
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    A woman pushes a trolley past Carmello. | But a passerby worried the technology might be too much trouble for some. Image Credit: Reuters
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    "The younger customers will like it. I don't think they (the older generation) will, because these are gadgets that younger people like," said 36-year-old housewife Xue Ya Xin. Image Credit: Reuters
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    A staff member loads groceries into Carmello. Image Credit: Reuters

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