Starship has the vision to save customers’ time and money. The company raised $17.2 million in seed funding. The delivery companies are excited about how their clients would react when they see robots delivering them food. Human workers avoid picking up small orders because they get little tips. The robots will fill in for such orders in nearby areas. DoorDash plans to build a central hub where robots could deliver food which will be taken the rest of the way by deliverers.
Postmates’ Senior Vice President for Business Holger Luedorf said, “We are very excited about robotics and how we can better utilize the technology to enhance our already strong delivery fleet.”
Robots replacing human workers may be very scary for those seeking employment opportunities, but nobody can deny that these tedious tasks will ultimately be taken up by robots.