«Яндекс» представил новую модель собственного робота-доставщика: запуск ожидается в Петербурге и Казани в ближайшие месяцы

The company "Yandex" presented a new generation of the proprietary delivery robot R 4.0 and announced its successor — the R 5.0 model. The premiere took place at the Yandex Physical AI Conf conference in Moscow. In the coming months, the robots will be deployed on routes in St. Petersburg and Kazan.

The R 4.0 rover received an updated design, more powerful computing units and a new lidar instead of the previous radars. Ground clearance has been increased by 3 centimeters, the body has become stronger, and the cooling and heating system allows it to operate in any weather.

The developers have unified the batteries with those used in Yandex electric scooters, which has simplified production and reduced costs.

Production has already been launched, and the company claims to be able to produce "hundreds" of robots per month. One operator now manages twelve devices at once, whereas at the beginning of the project, one person was assigned to one rover. The cost of delivery using robots has decreased fivefold in two years and has become equal to the cost of delivery by courier.

The R 4.0 rover is capable of carrying up to 25 kilograms of cargo with a compartment volume of 61 liters and a maximum distance of 70 kilometers on a single charge. The average speed is 6 km/h, and the autonomous operating time reaches 10 hours.

The next version — R 5.0 — will be more spacious and autonomous, with an increased range and an improved navigation system. Yandex promises to reveal the exact specifications closer to the launch.

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