JD Logistics deploys delivery robots in pandemic-hit Shanghai

In response to the ongoing lockdown in Shanghai, Chinese logistics giant JD Logistics is using delivery robots for contactless delivery. The JD Logistics robots have a payload capacity of up to 100kg and a range of 80km. Being fully autonomous they use AI and a range of sensors to spot and avoid obstacles on their journeys, as well as planning their routes to the destination. The pandemic has given such technology a kick - JD Logistics has been using it in large scale since the first lockdowns of 2020 in several cities around China. In Wuhan where the global pandemic…