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TO KNOW A POSSIBLE NEW NEIGHBO REPRESENTATIVES FROM FEDEX PRESENTING ITS "SAMEDAY BOT’. CLIP:2951 :51;32- :51;36 "IT’S REALLY COMBINING 45 YEARS OF FEDEX INNOVATION." THE COMPANY IS HOPING TO LAUNCH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR ITS NEW DELIVERY SYSTEM HERE IN THE QUEEN CITY. AND THEY’RE TEAMING UP WITH LOCAL INVENTOR DEAN KAMEN TO DO IT. CLIP:2951 :51;51- :51;59 "I THINK BRINGING THOSE TWO TOGETHER, IT’S REALLY A HYBRID THAT I THINK IT GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THAT LAST MILE DELIVERY THAT EVERYONE’S TRYING TO SOLVE RIGHT NOW." THE DELIVERY BOT IS BATTER OPERATED -- CAN TRAVEL 10 MILES PER HOUR -- AND CARRY UP TO 100 POUNDS IT CAN GO THROUGH PUDDLES, OVER POTHOLES AND EVEN CLIMB STAIRS. IT COMES WITH CAMERAS, LIGHT AND SIGNALS TO SHOW WHERE IT’S HEADING. ALL THANKS TO ITS BASE WHICH IS MODELED AFTER A WHEELCHAIR KAMEN INVENTED 20 YEARS AGO. HE SHOWED THE DESIGN TO FEDEX’S FOUNDER FREDERICK SMITH--AND HE WAS SOLD. CLIP:2952 :55;20- :55;28 " HE FLEW IN FROM MEMPHIS I SHOWED HIM AN IBOT. I PULLED THE SEAT OFF IT. I PUT A LITTLE BOX ON IT THAT WE QUICKLY PU TOGETHER AND HE SAID, I’M IN THE SAMEDAY BOT IS NOT ONLY ADDING CONVENIENCE, BUT CHANGING LIVES. CLIP:2952 :55;43- :55;59 "BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO BUILD THESE BASES AT HIGH VOLUME, WE WILL BECOME THE PREFERRED MOBILITY SYSTEM FOR THE DISABLED COMMUNITY. IN PARTICULARLY VETS THAT DESERVE WAY MORE THAN A WHEELCHAIR THE BOARD OF MAYOR & ALDERMEN VOTED TO AUTHORIZE CITY STAFF TO WORK WITH FEDEX ON A PLAN FOR THESE DELIVERY BOTS TO BE PILOTED IN MANCHESTER. ONCE THAT’S DONE, THEY WILL RETURN TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION. LIVE IN MANCHESTER TIM CALLERY WMUR NEWS NINE

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Manchester city aldermen got to know a possible new neighbor Tuesday night. Representatives from FedEx went before the board to present its "SameDay Bot.">> Download the FREE WMUR app"It's really combining 45 years of FedEx innovation,” said Jim Masilak, FedEx spokesperson.The company is hoping to launch a pilot program for its new delivery system in the Queen City. It’s teaming up with local inventor Dean Kamen to get it done. "I think bringing those two together, it's really a hybrid that I think it going to make a big difference in terms of that last-mile delivery that everyone's trying to solve right now,” Masilak said. The delivery bot is battery-operated, can travel 10 miles per hour and carry up to 100 pounds. It can go through puddles, over potholes and even climb stairs. It comes with cameras, lights and signals to show where it's heading.This is all thanks to its base, which is modeled after a wheelchair Kamen invented 20 years ago.He showed the design to Fedex's founder, Frederick Smith, and Smith was sold. “He flew in from Memphis. I showed him an ibot. I pulled the seat off it. I put a little box on it that we quickly put together, and he said, ‘I'm in,’" Kamen explained.The SameDay Bot is not only adding convenience but changing lives. "Because we're going to build these bases at high volume, we will become the preferred mobility system for the disabled community, in particular, vets that deserve way more than a wheelchair," Kamen said. The Board of Aldermen voted to authorize city staff to work with FedEx on a plan for the delivery bots to be piloted in Manchester. Once that's done, they will return to the board for consideration.