In 2019, FedEx partnered with New Hampshire-based DEKA Research and Development Corp, founded by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, to develop a wheeled robot called Roxo for last-mile deliveries.

Give it a wave and wish it well, because Roxo is going on an adventure. That’s right. FedEx’s plucky same-day delivery bot is headed to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for further testing.

FedEx has implemented no-contact pickups and deliveries during the pandemic, which includes a suspension of signature requirements for most FedEx Express and Ground deliveries in the U.S. Roxo ...