This has not been a good year for delivery robots, as FedEx announced it is stopping the development of its last-mile delivery robot Roxo. The news came after Amazon confirmed it is “pivoting ...

FedEx is calling it quits on its cute but mostly ineffective “ Roxo ” last mile autonomous delivery robot. The move comes just weeks after Amazon ended field tests and gutted the team working ...

Roxo also isn’t the only autonomous technology FedEx plans on using. For example, in June 2021, the delivery services giant announced it had signed a multiyear, multiphase agreement with Nuro ...

FedEx is ending the research and development of “Roxo” — a same-day delivery robot that was being developed with Manchester’s DEKA Research & Development Corp.

According to FedEx, Roxo was originally planned to operate on sidewalks, bike lanes, and roadsides, and was designed to be used in a three-to-five mile radius of a retailer’s location.

The partnership gives FedEx a last-mile solution to complement its other investments like drones and delivery robots.

Roxo, which debuted as a prototype in 2019, was created to carry out FedEx's small same-day deliveries right to the customer's doorstep.

Oct. 10—FedEx is ending the research and development of "Roxo" — a same-day delivery robot that was being developed with Manchester's DEKA Research & Development Corp. The FedEx SameDay Bots ...