A robot delivery idea so crazy it just might work | Hard Reset

"We drive everything everywhere – for each food order we place or package we order, it takes miles and manpower to get to us. But what if there was a simpler, more sustainable solution? Pipedream Labs has created a technology that’s the closest to teleportation we’ll ever get.

Small, electric robots could make near-instant delivery possible, and for a much lower cost and environmental impact than current methods. Utilizing underground tunnels, the robots would drop your delivery into a dedicated box in your home.

The company’s idea to build a network of tubes would allow direct delivery right into your home, for far less time and money than even Prime 2-day shipping.

00:00 This is a tube that grants wishes
01:48 Welcome to Hard Reset
03:23 Follow us to Pipedream Labs in Austin, Texas
04:02 Building a city-wide network of tubes
04:55 Pipedream Labs’ prototype graveyard
06:30 Last-mile logistics is expensive and car-dependant
09:16 Pipedream could make mail delivery safer
09:51 The engineering problems with Pipedream
11:30 How Pipedream is testing tube tech in Georgia
12:55 Here’s how these pipes are installed
14:30 Pipedream’s in-house prototype of this tech
17:50 Pipedream’s long-term plan "