Nuro R3 Delivery Robot from Up Close

The Mountain View-based startup Nuro.ai develops refrigerator-sized delivery robots that drive on roads. The company also has one of the coveted licenses that allow it to drive driverless and commercially in some parts of California.

Now I had the opportunity to see the current delivery robot R3 up close. An interesting detail, by the way, are the tiny rear-view mirrors that must be fitted to the delivery robot in accordance with the specifications for road approval from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

For comparison, here is a picture of the predecessor model, the Nuro R2:

And here a video of the doors opening and closing:

This article was also published in German.