Russia’s Yandex to launch delivery robots in US

MOSCOW: Russian tech giant Yandex said on Tuesday it planned to launch self-driving delivery robots on US college campuses later this year, the company’s latest push into foreign markets.

In a statement, the Russian group said it would partner with US delivery giant Grubhub to deploy the self-driving rovers at 250 college campuses across the United States. "We are delighted to deploy dozens of our rovers, taking the next step in actively commercialising our self-driving technology in different markets across the globe," said Dmitry Polishchuk, CEO of Yandex Self-Driving Group.

"Together with Yandex, we’re changing the way college students experience food delivery," said Brian Madigan, vice president of corporate and campus partners at Grubhub. "While college campuses are notoriously difficult for cars to navigate, specifically as it relates to food delivery, Yandex robots easily access parts of campuses that vehicles cannot."