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Food Delivery Robots Launched At A College In The US

Sean O'Regan
Sean O'Regan

12:00 23 Jan 2019


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Food delivery robots have been launched at a college campus in the US.

Students at George Mason University will be able to order from Blaze Pizza, Starbucks, and Dunkin' Donuts.

Then - for an extra two dollars - six-wheeled robots will leave the delivery to their door.

The bots can drive themselves on footpaths, over curbs, operate in rain or snow and at night, and carry up to 20 pounds worth of goods.

Starship - the company behind the robots - say the new service will give students and staff access to food within an average of 15 minutes or less.

There are also plans to add more companies to the service in the coming weeks, as well as plans for more campus offerings around the world.

These robots aren't a new invention as Starship is already serving people in Silicon Valley in California - and they say the bots have travelled over 150,000 miles over 25,000 trips.


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