Amazon · Sidewalk delivery robot
Amazon Scout
Discontinued sidewalk delivery robot
Purchase price Never sold
- Wheels
- Six
- Size
- About the size of a small cooler
- Speed
- Walking pace
- Power
- Electric
- Status
- Field tests ended 2022
- Best for
- Delivery-robot history
Up close
Amazon Scout was a six-wheeled, cooler-sized electric robot that Amazon tested for delivering parcels along footpaths at walking pace. Trials began in 2019 in Snohomish County, Washington, then expanded to Irvine, Atlanta and Franklin, Tennessee, at first with a human escort. Amazon ended the field tests in October 2022. It was never sold, and Amazon published no payload, speed or battery figures.
Key features
Six-wheel footpath robot
Small electric robot built for pedestrian routes.
Walking pace
Moved slowly through neighbourhoods.
Parcel delivery
Carried Amazon orders the last stretch to customers.
Trials ended
Amazon stopped field tests in 2022.
Is it right for you?
Good fit if
- Research into delivery-robot history
- Comparing footpath robots with drones and vans
Not ideal if
- Anyone wanting a delivery robot to buy or deploy
Where it works
Specifications
- Robot type
- Autonomous delivery robot
- Main purpose
- Last-mile parcel delivery
- Operating environment
- Outdoor residential footpaths
- Availability
- Field tests 2019–2022; never sold
- Mobility
- Six wheels at walking pace
- Manipulation
- Lockable parcel compartment
- Battery / power
- Electric
- Navigation / control
- Autonomous footpath navigation with human oversight in trials
- Dimensions
- About the size of a small cooler
Pricing
Questions
Can I buy an Amazon Scout?
No. It was an Amazon test platform and field tests ended in October 2022.
Where was it tested?
Snohomish County, Washington, then Irvine, Atlanta and Franklin, Tennessee.
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