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UN food aid deliveries by AI robots could begin next year

An all-terrain "Sherp" vehicle, operated by World Food Programme, is driven through floodwaters, to deliver aid to vulnerable communities, in Twic East, Jonglei State, South Sudan, on 9th March, 2023.

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters AI-powered robotic vehicles could deliver food parcels to conflict and disaster zones by as early as next year in a move aimed to spare the lives of humanitarian workers, a World Food Programme official told Reuters. An all-terrain “Sherp” vehicle, operated by World Food Programme, is driven through floodwaters, to deliver aid […]