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LoopX, a À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering startup company, founded by a mechatronics engineering doctoral candidate, Chao Yu, has recently received a $30K funding boost when it took top prize in the . It is also the recipient of funding from the Engineer of the Future Fund at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering. Within the next three months, LoopsX plans to demonstrate its 5G MEC-based hybrid driving system in the David Johnson Research + Technology Park. 

Using advanced chassis control techniques, cutting-edge autonomous driving algorithms and datasets gathered in harsh Canadian winters, LoopX developed a unique delivery robot - it is a bright red, 1.2 m X .8 m X 1.2 m delivery vehicle that is equipped with multiple safety measures.

The autonomous driving features include two LiDARs, eight ultrasonic sensors, and eight monocular cameras, as well as a GNSS module that delivers 360-degree perception and centimetre-level positioning.

If all goes as planned, the service will be piloted in August with customers ordering food from a partner restaurant close to campus for delivery to the front of the Davis Centre - the robot would be able to arrive at the destination with food within 30 minutes.

The story of LoopX and this delivery robot has been included in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ News.