Editing Autonomous robot (section)

==Legislation==

In March 2016, a bill was introduced in Washington, D.C., allowing pilot ground robotic deliveries.<ref>{{cite web|title=B21-0673 – Personal Delivery Device Act of 2016|url=http://lims.dccouncil.us/Legislation/B21-0673}}</ref> The program was to take place from September 15 through the end of December 2017. The robots were limited to a weight of 50 pounds unloaded and a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour. In case the robot stopped moving because of malfunction the company was required to remove it from the streets within 24 hours. There were allowed only 5 robots to be tested per company at a time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/24/its-official-drone-delivery-is-coming-to-d-c-in-september/|title=It's official: Drone delivery is coming to D.C. in September|first=Brian|last=Fung|date=24 June 2016|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> A 2017 version of the Personal Delivery Device Act bill was under review as of March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=B22-0019 – Personal Delivery Device Act of 2017|url=http://lims.dccouncil.us/Legislation/B22-0019}}</ref>

In February 2017, a bill was passed in the US state of [[Virginia]] via the House bill, HB2016,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=171&typ=bil&val=HB2016| title = HB 2016 Electric personal delivery devices; operation on sidewalks and shared-use paths.}}</ref> and the Senate bill, SB1207,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=171&typ=bil&val=SB1207| title = SB 1207 Electric personal delivery devices; operation on sidewalks and shared-use paths.}}</ref> that will allow autonomous delivery robots to travel on sidewalks and use crosswalks statewide beginning on July 1, 2017. The robots will be limited to a maximum speed of 10&nbsp;mph and a maximum weight of 50 pounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.recode.net/2017/3/1/14782518/virginia-robot-law-first-state-delivery-starship|title=Virginia is the first state to pass a law allowing robots to deliver straight to your door|date=March 2017}}</ref> In the states of Idaho and Florida there are also talks about passing the similar legislature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/capitol-watch/bill-allowing-robots-to-make-deliveries-heads-to-idaho-house/416300359|title=Could delivery robots be on their way to Idaho?|access-date=2017-03-02|archive-date=2017-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303124238/http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/capitol-watch/bill-allowing-robots-to-make-deliveries-heads-to-idaho-house/416300359|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2017/01/25/florida-senator-proposes-rules-for-tiny-personal.html Florida senator proposes rules for tiny personal delivery robots ] January 25, 2017</ref>

It has been discussed{{by whom|date=April 2019}} that robots with similar characteristics to invalid carriages (e.g. 10&nbsp;mph maximum, limited battery life) might be a workaround for certain classes of applications. If the robot was sufficiently intelligent and able to recharge itself using the existing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure it would only need minimal supervision and a single arm with low dexterity might be enough to enable this function if its visual systems had enough resolution.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

In November 2017, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors announced that companies would need to get a city permit in order to test these robots.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/san-francisco-just-put-the-brakes-on-delivery-robots/|title=San Francisco Just Put the Brakes on Delivery Robots|last=Simon|first=Matt|date=6 December 2017|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref> In addition, the Board banned sidewalk delivery robots from making non-research deliveries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sf.curbed.com/2017/12/6/16743326/san-francisco-delivery-robot-ban|title=San Francisco bans robots from most sidewalks|last=Brinklow|first=Adam|date=6 December 2017|work=[[Curbed]]|access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref>