Autonomous Delivery Robots: A Literature Review

Abstract

Autonomous delivery robots (ADRs) are a recent advent in delivery services. While studies on the technical aspects of ADRs are growing rapidly from technical perspectives, studies of ADRs from the business perspective are scarce. ADRs are undoubtedly going to be a hot topic in the technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship literature. However, no literature review has yet sought to understand the current state-of-the-art for ADRs from the business perspective. The objective of the study is therefore to review the existing academic and nonacademic publications to provide stock of the current ADR-related literature. Based on our review of this existing knowledge about ADRs, we suggest implications and some future research avenues.