Amazon has begun trialling a battery - powered autonomous robot called Scout for parcel deliveries in the Washington neighborhood of Snohomish . The trial involves six robots , which will be initially accompanied by an delivery worker . In the future , Scout could work in conjunction with Amazon Key , which opens a tenant 's door to allow delivery workers to leave luggage inside tenants ' homes .
Amazon has begun trialling a battery-powered autonomous robot called Scout for parcel deliveries in the Washington county of Snohomish. The trial involves six robots, which will be initially accompanied by an Amazon worker. In the future, Scout could work in conjunction with Amazon Key, which opens a property's door to allows delivery workers to leave packages inside customers' homes.