Robot Delivering Pizza For Domino’s Coming Soon In Houston

Nuro, a robotics company, will soon launch the delivery service for Domino's pizza in Houston. The company is expected to use its new R2 robot which will be unveiled soon to deliver pizza.

The R1 robot that resembles a cross between a handbag and a microbus has been making deliveries of groceries in Houston, Scottsdale, and Arizona for several months now.

Customers ordering a pizza will meet this robot on the roads and then use a unique code to unlock the compartments of the robots if they want to get their pizzas.

Nuro is ready to pioneer the autonomous delivery future

Nuro said on a blog:

The robotic delivery systems’ trials have been on the rise in the past several months.

Washington allows the trial of robotic delivery systems

In May, Washington along with 7 other U.S states finally allowed to trial autonomous delivery systems, which facilitates startups in testing their improving systems.

Many companies such as Amazon and Starship Technologies that are testing their own small autonomous delivery systems greatly welcomed Washington’s decision.

Starship Technologies is conducting a fleet testing of its delivery robots at Virginia-based George Mason University. Teachers and students can experience efficient coffee, pizza, and doughnuts across the campus.

Enjoy quick delivery on campus

25 robots started working on the campus, which can make food deliveries from Dunkin’, Blaze Pizza, and Starbucks for a fee of $1.99 (roughly Rs.139).

Amazon is carrying out a fleet testing of delivery robots in Washington as well. The cooler-sized six-wheeled robots known as Amazon Scouts started to deliver foods in Washington and Snohomish County in January.

Amazon-developed robots are able to roll around the delivery route with walking speed. The robots come with many sensors, helping it to navigate the suburbs and discover people, obstacles, and pets while moving.

In a new demo video introduced by Amazon, Scout is rolling in the sidewalk before it stops in front of the designated delivery spot.

There are also people who do not support robotic delivery systems. They said the use of these robots can lead to accidents and hinder the adoption of pedestrian across the city. Currently, no accidents caused by robots have been reported.

Autonomous delivery vehicles use cameras and sensors, machine learning and GPS to navigate through the crowds. They are able to map the surroundings and autonomously avoid obstacles.

Other states which will implement the robotic delivery systems in the future include Arizona, Utah, Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, Idaho, and Virginia.

Big states that love technology such as California are in an attempt to handle heavy bureaucracy before boasting the same-day autonomous delivery.