The Start of a Journey to Deliver the Last 50 Feet

A journey of a thousand miles may begin with a single step, but the most difficult part of a package's journey is the last 50 feet. As seen in the interview above, Vault Robotics, a spinout from the Safe Robotics Lab University at Princeton, is early in its journey to help tackle the delivery van-to-doorstep challenge.
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Highlights:
00:18 - Robert Shi talks about Vault Robotics founding and mission.
00:46 - Jaime Fernández Fisac, Vault Founder / Chief Technical Consultant and Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton, explains that there are multiple factors in safely automating doorstep delivery.
02:09 - Augmenting the human and making a hard job easier.
02:45 - The Urban Robotics Foundation is facilitating the deployment of robots in the public space. They are also talking to the Universal Postal Union Consultative Committee regarding regulations around data and handoffs between humans and robots.
03:46 - Both public and private carriers could benefit from Vault Robotics' efforts, particularly in their area of open data exchange.
04:49 - Common data formats are a necessity.
05:29 - The growth of home package delivery will continue.
06:21 - An open approach facilitates multiple robot types
07:33 - Safety is a necessary condition and must be certifiable.