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Semi-autonomous electric vehicle for smart, sustainable mobility
Academy of Robotics Ltd builds Kar-go, a semi-autonomous electric delivery vehicle optimized for autonomous package transport using AI and onboard robotics. It operates in the UK, with trials in medical delivery from pharmacies to care homes in London, such as Hounslow East Pharmacy. The vehicle handles self-driving, collision avoidance, and autonomous parcel handover.
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Company facts
- HQ
- Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2016 · 10 yrs
- Stage
- unknown
- Website
- www.kar-go.co.uk
Trusted by
- Hounslow East Pharmacymedicaldevice-network.com ↗
Milestones
First working Kar-go prototype unveiled in London on June 14, 2017
Kar-go prototype created in partnership with UK car-building company Pilgrim Motorsports
Press coverage
- Kar-go: could an autonomous robot be the new face of drug transport?
Medical Device Network
- the kar-go self-driving robot delivers straight to your door
Design Boom · Jun 2016
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