https://freerepublic.com/tag/postalrobots/ en-us Mon, 11 Oct 2021 15:01:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4002592/posts There's a new addition to Greece's postal service: a fleet of yellow robots sorting through the mail. Fifty-five small, four-wheeled autonomous mobile robots -- or AMR's -- powered by artificial intelligence, glide around Hellenic Post's sorting centre in Athens, speeding up an often arduous process. They scan the postal code, weigh the package and, directed by sensors, empty it into the corresponding mail sacks set up around a platform. The robots are part of the state-owned company's digital restructuring programme, which aims to tackle growing numbers of parcels from online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. "Until recently, sorting has been... World Economic Forum https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4002592/posts#comment Mon, 11 Oct 2021 15:01:33 GMT