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Swiss Post stands out as a government postal service with a strong interest in emerging technologies.

It has previously tested drone deliveries and self-driving buses.

The robots, which come from Starship Technologies, are already being tested in Britain and Germany. They will also be tested in Washington, D.C. this fall.

Swiss Post, the national postal service in Switzerland, will test robots next month in three cities to deliver food and medicine.

 The robots, which are small, six-wheeled pods, travel slowly on sidewalks. They're designed to avoid obstacles, including pedestrians, animals and cars.

But don't expect deliverymen across Switzerland to disappear anytime soon.

Swiss Post is curious to see how pedestrians and customers react to the robots traveling on sidewalks and making deliveries.