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Food delivery of the future? Robots bringing meals to DC
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The delivery service Postmates is using knee-high, six-wheeled robots to bring food to customers. The robots can travel up to 4 mph and use sensors and cameras to navigate sidewalks and cross the street. Initially, the robots will be accompanied by a person, but eventually their progress will be monitored remotely. (Shutterstock/File)
Some hungry customers in the nation's capital may be surprised to discover a robot is delivering their pastrami on rye.
The delivery service Postmates is using knee-high, six-wheeled robots to bring food to customers. The robots can travel up to 4 mph and use sensors and cameras to navigate sidewalks and cross the street. Initially, the robots will be accompanied by a person, but eventually their progress will be monitored remotely.
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Postmates says it's the first service of its kind in the United States.
Customers put their orders in online and once the robot arrives, they get a text with a code to unlock it and grab their food.
Postmates already uses human couriers to deliver food and goods in scores of cities. The robots are made by Starship Technologies.
