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Food delivery robots roam Washington streets

Sunday, 12 March 2017 3:19 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 12 March 2017 7:31 AM ]

A woman takes delivery of food from a six-wheeled robot by Starship Technologies from restaurant in Tallinn, Estonia on February 16, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

A local delivery service in Washington DC is using a fleet of robots to deliver food orders. The cooler-sized machines roaming the sidewalks wait for orders to be placed.

Customers go online or use the company's application to order a meal. The robot then heads for the restaurant, using an array of sensors and cameras to navigate the sidewalk.

The system creates a digital map to remember trouble spots. It can even read electronic signs at pedestrian crossings.

The company behind the six-wheeled machine says it requires to negotiate with individual city governments to get permission for the robots to use the sidewalk in different cities.

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