England's streets are about to get a lot busier—but not with cars. Ministers are set to approve new laws allowing delivery robots to operate on pavements, potentially making the autonomous six-wheelers a common sight across the country.

Starship Technologies' small, wheeled robots have already been quietly proving their worth in Milton Keystone, where residents have given them the thumbs up. But safety campaigners are raising concerns about deploying these machines on already crowded pavements. Still, the momentum is clearly building: the technology is proven, customers like it, and lawmakers appear ready to embrace this innovation. Read the full story →

Today's takeaway: Robot delivery is moving from experimental pilots to mainstream reality, promising faster, cleaner urban logistics—if we can work out the pedestrian logistics first.