[IL-Talk] Delivery Robots

[Robert Hansen]

Yeah we'll have to definitely talk about things like that. You know these
large companies never even think about this stuff. You know and it's not
that hard to do. They just figure they probably will just throw it out
there and don't realize people need accessibility features. You know all
kinds of different abilities disabilities. Sometimes I've seen people
interacting with touch screens and they might be older or younger or
whatever and it's hard to figure them out. Yeah I think that the Chicago
chapter advocacy committee should look into talking about these things.

Robert Hansen
Hansen.robert70 at gmail.com

On Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 1:35 PM Dan TeVelde via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> It didn't occur to me that you would need to interact with the robot to
> get what you ordered. I thought it just dropped the item on your doorstep.
> Requiring some kind of action on your part makes sense but accessibility is
> always an afterthought. I suppose one solution could be a phone app where
> you track the robot the same way you track an Uber or Lyft ride. This is
> yet one more example of where accessibility is an afterthought.
>
> Dan
>
>
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> Another issue we need to look into is these robots are not very
> accessible. I had tge misfortune of having one sent to me and I had
> problems entering my code in to get my food out. I had to get assistance
> from someone passing by on the sidewalk.JeanSent from my Galaxy
> -------- Original message --------From: Robert Hansen via IL-Talk <
> il-talk at nfbnet.org> Date: 3/24/26  12:56 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: NFB of
> Illinois Mailing List <il-talk at nfbnet.org> Cc: Robert Hansen <
> hansen.robert70 at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [IL-Talk] Delivery Robots Yeah I
> think these robots are in certain trending neighborhoods likeLakeview Logan
> square Lincoln park. Don't quote me on that but I thinkthat's where they
> are. Yeah we should probably talk about that see if wecan have meetings
> with these companies. You know I haven't seen one yet butyou know I will
> let you know if I do.Robert HansenHansen.robert70 at gmail.comOn Tue, Mar
> 24, 2026, 12:50 PM Dan TeVelde via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>wrote:> Hi
> all,>>>> Yesterday I was listening to a podcast from WBEZ in Chicago. There
> was a> news item about the use of robots to deliver food and other items.>
> Evidently> there is a pilot program in some neighborhoods. Several people
> with> disabilities were interviewed and expressed concerns because the
> robots> blocked their path and they needed to travel in the street. Is this
> an> advocacy issue we should be concerned about? We already have issues
> with> scooters on sidewalks. I don't think we can eliminate delivery robots
> but> something might be done to develop standards and safety protocols. I
> don't> live in Chicago but suspect these robots could come to the
> suburbs.>>>> Thanks,>> Dan>>
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