Dean Kamen’s iBot saved FedEx years of R&D on delivery robot, inventor says
Richard DiPasquale, a member of the FedEx SameDay Bot test team, checks systems on Roxo before starting a test run at the FedExForum on Sept. 4, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The new iBot personal mobility device could ride the coattails of Roxo, the FedEx SameDay Bot. Inventor Dean Kamen told The Daily Memphian he has high hopes for the collaboration.
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