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Ford, best known for its cars, pick-up trucks and SUVs, is experimenting with something totally different: a package-carrying robot.

The automaker announced Tuesday it's testing a robot to carry deliveries from its self-driving cars to customers' doorsteps.
Ford is already piloting deliveries with self-driving cars inspired by the popularity of online shopping.
But the company found it was sometimes inconvenient for people to walk outside their homes and take a package from a self-driving car waiting at the curb. So it partnered with Agility Robotics, an Albany, Oregon-based startup that makes a human-like robot capable of carrying 40-pound packages.

 

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