These robots could cut delivery costs by 80% | Next Unicorns

This 'Next Unicorns' episode profiles two early-stage startups using robotics to lower the cost of physical-world services. First, Kevin Gibbon of Cytronic describes a robotics-first fulfillment network that packs and ships orders from small, city-adjacent micro-warehouses for cents instead of dollars, with a warehouse he says costs about $1.2 million to stand up versus $50–100 million for Amazon-scale centers. Then, Matthias Hofmann of Eyebot lays out a kiosk-based approach to vision care, where a 90-second automated test produces a doctor-reviewed eyeglass prescription at low cost. Eyebot is testing the model through pilot programs with Walmart and Sam's Club.