07-09-2016 15:36 via theverge.com

Mercedes-Benz has made a 'mothership' van for six-wheeled delivery robots

Although many companies including Amazon and Google are betting on airborne drones as the future of home delivery, startup Starship Technologies thinks it can do the job with six-wheeled delivery robots. The company is currently gearing up for trials across Europe, and this morning announced a partnership with Mercedes-Benz to develop what it's calling the 'Robovan' — a modified Sprinter van designed to ferry Starship's robots around cities.
The bots themselves are expected
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