Re:Ask HN: What ever happened to the “coming wave” of delive...
by rightbyte on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @09:13AM
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Sounds lethal for cyclists and children on toys to pull out a metal rod over sidewalks and what not.
Just put the mailbox so the postman reaches it from the driver seat window.
No SaaS, apps, drones or VC money needed.
At that point you have reached human peak efficiency and then the only thing you can do is build a self driving delivery van with an integrated crane/robot arm to operate the locker.
Self driving is hard. Building a robot arm that inserts packages sideways into a locker doesn't appear as difficult. The post office can dictate the package formats and add visual markers to make it easier for the robot to grab the right side.