Amazon's drones still aren't here, but this little robot is now delivering packages

Clear the sidewalks, Amazon's new delivery bot Scout is coming through.

The Prime bot, which looks like a light blue cooler on six wheels, started delivering packages Wednesday in Snohomish County, north of Seattle. 

The bot will work alongside usual Amazon delivery methods (aka human drivers) and only six of the robots will be rolling around to start. The Scouts will only drop off packages Monday through Friday during daylight hours.

Here's Scout, developed by Amazon in Seattle, in delivery mode: 

The electric device is autonomous, but to start an Amazon employee will "shadow" Scout to make sure it is properly accomplishing its Prime-ly duties. Read more...