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Re:America is stuck at home, but food-delivery companies sti... by koolba on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @06:00PM (#23172327)
> And for food delivery, I'm seeing more of those robotic carts that contain food driving around sidewalks in the Bay Area.

Got a link? I’ve never heard of this.

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Re:America is stuck at home, but food-delivery companies sti... by samatman on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @07:47PM (#23173264)
I presume they're referring to these:

https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/05/31/those-four-wheeled-robo...

It's pilot-scale, relies on human labor, and has some obvious problems which would break down immediately at scale. Plus they're annoying to navigate around. But they do exist.

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Re:America is stuck at home, but food-delivery companies sti... by ebzlo on Friday May 15, 2020 @05:22PM (#23197600)
Sorry for the late reply: https://www.starship.xyz/
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