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Send In the Delivery Robots
I realized that much smaller businesses—not just restaurants—would need lower-cost delivery options for customers if they were going to survive rising rents and dwindling foot traffic. In 2023, I ...
In a Canadian first, Real Life Robotics and Skip have partnered for a three-month pilot program featuring AI-powered delivery robots in downtown Markham. Launched in May, four robots currently operate ...
Developed by Real Life Robotics, a pioneering company at the University of Waterloo startup incubator, Velocity, the autonomous robots feature secure compartments that unlock when the customer ...
Under a new company called Starship, the creators of Skype have begun testing an autonomous delivery robot capable of rolling to your house with whatever items you’ve ordered from local businesses.
The next time you order takeout in Markham, Ont., it could get dropped off by a robot and its human companion. A fleet of orange food delivery machines is being tested as part of a pilot project ...
A robot designed by a B.C.-based company hit the streets recently, making its first home delivery of a customer's order.
Caption: Food delivery service Skip, formerly SkipTheDishes, has partnered with a Waterloo-based robotics company to offer autonomous robot delivery services.