FedEx partners with Walmart, Pizza Hut to test last-mile delivery robot

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FedEx partners with Walmart, Pizza Hut to test last-mile delivery robot

About to start testing.

FedEx Corp this summer plans to begin testing a robot to handle home deliveries for partners ranging from Walmart Inc to Pizza Hut. Shippers, retailers and restaurants are experimenting with robots, drones and self-driving cars in a bid to use automation to drive down the high cost of delivering ...

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