Demonstration test with Japan Post Co., Ltd. for realizing unmanned delivery services

2017-12-12 14:34

Demonstration test with Japan Post Co., Ltd. for realizing unmanned delivery services

- Utilizing CarriRo® Delivery, the first home delivery robot aiming for sidewalking in Japan. Fukushima ken Minami Soma City -

ZMP Corporation (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo: CEO: Taniguchi Hisashi, hereafter "ZMP") is a joint venture between Nippon Mail Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Kunio Yokoyama, Mail ") will be held at Minami Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture," Demonstration Experiment for Implementation of Delivery Robot in Logistics Field ", we conducted a demonstration experiment using the automatic driving home delivery robot" CarriRo Delivery ".

ZMP aims to solve the problem of the last one mile of logistics by applying the autonomous moving technology cultivated through the development of autonomous driving technology of automobiles and aiming at helping day-to-day shopping, "The delivery vehicle robot that moves the sidewalk automatically (CarriRo Delivery ) ", And is proceeding with demonstration experiments. CarriRo Delivery carries a home delivery box, automatically runs at a maximum speed of 6 km while recognizing the surrounding environment 360 degrees with a camera or laser sensor, and delivers the package to the destination. In addition, remote monitoring can be performed and remote control can be performed as necessary.

In the demonstration experiment sponsored by Japan Post, Lawson Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Tadashi Takehisa, hereinafter "Lawson"), Tohoku Hitachi (Miyagi Prefecture Sendai-shi Aoba-ku, President: In collaboration with Hidefumi Nakao, hereinafter "Tohoku Hitachi"), CarriRo Delivery carries Yu Pack etc. and daily necessities among the bases that were considered as post offices, convenience stores and houses. By participating in this experiment, ZMP will grasp user needs and further accelerate development towards service provision.

<Outline of demonstration experiment>
Date and time: Thursday, December 21, 2017 11: 00-12: 00
Organized by Japan Post Co., Ltd.
Location: Trim course in Minamisoma horse sports center (2 - chome Sakurai cho, Haramachi Ward, Minami Soma City, Fukushima prefecture)