University of the Aegean wins Silver Award for autonomous delivery robots

The University of the Aegean has received a Silver Award at the Supply Chain and Logistics Awards 2026 in the category of “Best Use of Robotics and Automations.” The recognition was awarded to the Transport and Decision Making Laboratory (EMLA / TRANSDEM) and the Design, Production and Operations Systems Laboratory (SySPaL / DeOPSys).

The award honors a project involving the development and implementation of an end-to-end autonomous last-mile delivery system in Greece. The system utilizes autonomous delivery robots operating in public spaces, advanced routing algorithms, and research regarding technology acceptance by consumers and businesses. A pilot implementation of this technology was conducted in the central market of Chios.