--- title: "Amazon is Unleashing Its Own Army of Delivery Robots" description: "Amazon announced it will roll out its own network of \"Scout\" delivery robots. An initial run will start things off in a county north of Seattle." date: "2019-01-23" modified: "2019-01-23" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/amazon-scout-delivery-robot" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" tags: - "Amazon" - "autonomous delivery" - "delivery robot" --- # Amazon is Unleashing Its Own Army of Delivery Robots ![Amazon announced it will roll out its own network of "Scout" delivery robots. An initial run will start things off in a county north of Seattle.]() *\Image: Amazon/Victor Tangermann\* ## Amazon Scout To absolutely nobody's surprise, Amazon [announced]() today that it will roll out its own network of delivery robots. https://youtu.be/peaKnkNX4vc Amazon's diminutive new six-wheeled friend is called Scout. It'll deliver your packages, according to the company, without a need for a pesky and demanding human. Scout is about the size of a small cooler, and rolls along at walking speeds. Amazon says it'll be able to navigate safely around "pets, pedestrians and anything else in their path," according to a [press release](). ## Washington Trial An initial trial will be limited to Snohomish County, a region north of Amazon's home city of Seattle, Washington. Amazon will start off with just six Scout devices, delivering only during daylight hours during the week — likely to avoid heavier foot traffic on sidewalks. ## Tipping Point Amazon [isn't the first]() company to jump on the delivery robot bandwagon. We've seen numerous companies announce their own fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles. But considering the scale of Amazon's operations and its sheer number of customers, this is a big deal. Amazon has more than enough influence over the online shopping world. Now that the [world's most valuable company]() has expressed interest in the technology, we could see a lot more robots like Amazon's Scout navigating sidewalks in the near future. **READ MORE:** [Amazon is piloting its own delivery robot]() \[*TechCrunch*\] ***More on delivery robots: [U.S. Grocer Kroger Has Begun Making Autonomous Deliveries]()*** ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()