Amazon Robots Will Begin Making Deliveries In Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA — If you see a robot on your porch or rolling down a sidewalk in Atlanta, don’t be alarmed. They’re just doing their job. That’s right. Amazon has deployed a delivery robot, “Amazon Scout," to deliver packages.

The company announced Tuesday in a news release that it is "starting with a small number of Amazon Scout devices" making deliveries "Monday through Friday, during daylight hours."

The devices are described as "the size of a small cooler" which can "roll along sidewalks at a walking pace" and "navigate around pets, pedestrians and other objects in its path."

According to Amazon, the devices will autonomously follow their delivery route, but will initially be accompanied by a person.

The delivery robots have already been introduced in communities in Washington and California. Franklin, Tenn. will also see the devices deployed, along with Atlanta, Amazon said.