Debrief: Lessons Learned From Robotic Pizza Delivery In GPS-Stressed LA

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A partnership between Niantic Space and autonomous delivery company Coco Robotics could provide lessons for stress-testing other autonomous systems in GPS-challenged environments.

Credit: Coco Robotics
AURORA, Colorado—Formula One fans who flocked to Florida for the Miami Grand Prix may have gotten a meal delivered by a roughly 2-ft.-tall, four-wheeled robot named Coco. From parent company Coco Robotics’ start in 2020 in Los Angeles until early 2026, the vehicles were remotely piloted, assisted by...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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