Food delivery robots unveiled in Modesto neighborhood
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LEVEL IN MODESTO. >> THESE AUTONOMOUS FOOD DELIVERY ROBOTS WERE UNVEILED TODAY AT THE SAVE MART GROCERY STORE IN NORTHEAST MODESTO. THE FIRST OF ITS KIND CONCEPT FOR THE COUNTRY. >> WE ARE THRILLED TO KICK THIS OFF FOR CALIFORNIA, FOR THE UNITED STATES RIGHT HERE IN MODESTO. >> AFTER A BRIEF CEREMONY, THE FIRST ROBOT WAS FILLED WITH GROCERIES AND SENT ON ITS WAY. >> WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED SIDEWALK DELIVERY DEVICE. >> STARSHIP TECHNOLOGY SAYS THE MACHINES FUNCTION MIKE SELF DRIVING CARS. EACH ONE IS LOADED WITH SENSORS. >> RADARS TO ULTRASONIC SENSORS. >> ALL DESIGNED TO AVOIDS CRACK, POTHOLES AND CARS TO DELIVER TO 30 POUNDS OF GROCERIES. WHILE ONE PERSON GREAT THAT THE ROBOTS ARE TAKING OVER, OTHER SHOPPERS LIKE THE IDEA. >> WOULD YOU USE IT? >> I WOULD. IT WOULD BE CONVENIENT. A ROBOT COULD BRING YOU YOUR FOOD. >> THEY TOLD ME IT WAS WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS AND I MADE SURE I WAS IN THE RADIUS AND I WILL DEFINITELY BE USING IT. >> I AM A STARSHIP DELIVERY ROBOT. >> THEY TRAVEL FOR MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE SIDEWALK IS CLEAR. AND IF YOU THINK YOU WILL STEAL SOMEONE’S GROCERIES, THEY SAY AT OTHER PLACES AROUND THE WORLD IT HAS NOT HAPPENED. >> THE ROBOT CAN SPEAK. IT WILL POLITELY ASKED TO BE LEFT ALONE IN THOSE COMMENTS WILL ESCALATE TO MORE STERN WARNINGS. >> ALTHOUGH THIS DELIVERY SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE PERFECT FOR STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS DURING THE PANDEMIC, IT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SEVEN YEAR
Food delivery robots unveiled in Modesto neighborhood
Having a personal grocery shopper has been taken to a new level in Modesto.Autonomous food delivery robots were unveiled Tuesday at a grocery store in northeast Modesto — a first of its kind concept for the country.Get the full story in the video above.
Having a personal grocery shopper has been taken to a new level in Modesto.
Autonomous food delivery robots were unveiled Tuesday at a grocery store in northeast Modesto — a first of its kind concept for the country.
Get the full story in the video above.