L2M NSERC - All-weather Autonomous Delivery Robot

我们正在通过开发加拿大首个全天候自动送货机器人来解决最后一英里的送货问题。我们设计的机器人主要是在自行车道、人行道或路肩上运行。它高1.2米，长度相同，但宽度只有0.8米。它的总重量为100公斤，速度可达每小时10英里。它的客舱上有六个独立控制的储物柜，可以一次运送多个订单。这是机器人配送市场中最后一英里配送最具成本效益的解决方案。它由我们的合作混合驾驶系统驱动，该系统由自动驾驶功能、远程驾驶功能和合作驾驶功能组成。这种新技术确保了全天候自动送货能力，使我们的机器人与市场上的其他送货机器人区别开来。使用我们的配送机器人，餐厅可以节省50%以上的佣金，终端用户可以节省50%以上的配送费用。我们的全天候自动驾驶技术可以减少碰撞的频率，特别是在冬季条件下，因为送货机器人中没有人，而且它还可以减少车辆行驶里程，从而降低碰撞的总体风险。

We are addressing the last-mile delivery problems by developing Canada's first all-weather autonomous delivery robots. Our robot is designed to operate primarily in a bike lane or sidewalks or on the shoulder of roads. It is 1.2 meter high and the same distance long, but a mere 0.8 meter wide. It weighs a total of 100 kg and achieves speeds of up to 10 mph. With six independently controlled lockers on its cabin, it can deliver multiple orders at one trip. It is the most cost-efficient solution for last-mile deliveries in the robot delivery market. It is driven by our cooperative hybrid driving system which consists of an autonomous driving feature, a remote driving feature, and a cooperative driving feature. This novel technique ensures all-weather autonomous delivery capability which differentiates our robot with other delivery robots in the market. Using our delivery robot, restaurants can save over 50% of commission fee and end-users can save at over 50% delivery fee. Our all-weather autonomous technology can reduce the frequency of collisions especially in winter conditions because there are no human occupants in the delivery robots and also it leads to overall fewer vehicle miles traveled, contributing to lower overall risk exposure to collisions.