Bill seeks to modify Utah traffic code to permit robots to roam sidewalks

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would modify Utah traffic code to permit automated personal delivery robots to roam sidewalks advanced through a House committee by a unanimous vote Wednesday."Today, we'd like to present a bill that deals with an upcoming technology and industry," the bill's sponsor, Rep. Stewart Barlow, R-Fruit Heights, told the House Transportation Committee.At Barlow's signal, a young man with a remote control drove one such personal delivery device into the room to present