TL;DR: Uber Eats now offers autonomous robot delivery alongside couriers in select cities. For restaurants, the only change is that the handoff goes to a robot. Robot Deliveries: A New Way to Keep Your Orders Moving Key points ・🤖 Fully electric, autonomous robots travel on sidewalks and avoid obstacles with onboard sensors ・🤝 Partners are Avride, Cartken, Coco, and Serve ・📈 Hundreds of thousands of deliveries across more than 10 cities ・⏱️ The robot waits up to 10 minutes at pickup, then leaves on a direct route once the lid is closed ・🔒 Insulated compartment that only the ordering customer can unlock ・🍕 Fits about six pizzas plus drinks, moving at walking speed (3-5 mph) The scale is notable, but the post gives no city names or measured delivery-time data. Low operational burden for restaurants could be the key to adoption. #UberEats# #DeliveryRobots#