LASTMILEROBOTICS

Someday soon, autonomous ground vehicles may drive down the sidewalks, delivering packages. At LastMileRobotics we are developing autonomous robots that drive on the road. More specifically, they drive on the side of the road, like a robotic bicycle messenger. Just like a bicycle messenger, they drive on "two wheels in-line". That allows Twills to be agile and skinny enough to drive right up to your door... Self balancing Segway-style robots are great while stopped, but become increasingly unstable as they speed up. Bicycles, on the other hand, have "high control authority" while driving. Our new technology adds a transition between these two modes. In this way, no gyroscopes, kick stands, or training wheels are needed. The all-electric platform has no belts, chains or even gears. This results in a simple and inexpensive robotic platform. Perfect for home and office delivery and other applications... Our team in Silicon Valley has built a technology demonstrator that stands a meter..