7-Eleven to deliver coffee with robotic carts in Kaohsiung – Taipei Times

Uni-President Enterprises is developing for its 7-Eleven convenience stores automated carts that can ride elevators to be trialed in Kaohsiung and an automated delivery drone system to be tested in Hsinchu County. 7-Eleven Inc on Friday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Industrial Technology Research Institute to work with the Autonomous Mobile Robot Alliance on the cart delivery system. The alliance, established in July last year, is a consortium of eight corporations seeking to set standards for automated technology, define robot capabilities and find solutions for cross-system collaborations for the robotics industry. Photo courtesy of the Ministry…