Abstract
This patent application is assigned to Nimble Robotics Inc. (San Francisco, Cali fornia, United States).The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by theinventors: “The present disclosure relates to delivery vehi cles and, more particularly, to delivery vehiclesequipped with robotic systems for picking, packing, and fulfilling orders while traversing a delivery route.“Consumers generally find purchasing items online more convenient than purchasin g items from brickand-mortar stores. Using the internet, consumers can browse a greater selection of inventory, quicklycompare the prices of similar items fro m one or more merchants, analyze reviews from previous consumersand order items directly to their doorstep without having to leave the comfort of their home.