As of Thursday (15), residents of Miami, USA can request that their order placed at Uber eats to be delivered by autonomous robots who walk along the sidewalks. The new service is the result of a partnership between Uber and robotics company Cartken.

Initially, the delivery option will be available in the Dadeland area of ​​Miami-Dade County. But the company plans to expand to other locations in 2024.

The robots responsible for delivering the food have six wheels and are equipped with various sensors and cameras to help them avoid collisions and choose less dangerous routes. They can work both indoors and outdoors, depending on The edge.

With this new service, customers will be alerted when food is on the way and invited to meet the machine, which is monitored remotely, at the curb. To pick up the order, simply unlock the mini-vehicle using your mobile phone.

Uber invests in partnerships

Announcing the robots, Noah Zych, Uber’s global head of mobility and autonomous delivery, called the collaboration with Cartken “an important new step for our efforts in automated and autonomous technology.”

Since selling its driverless car unit due to financial and legal pressures, the company has partnered with outside companies to deliver automated and futuristic technologies that were once part of its pitch to investors and the public. One of the most recent was with Motional to bring self-driving vehicles to Las Vegas.

The strategy would be that, through the deals, Uber tries to stop being so reliant on its vast fleet of independent contractors picking up passengers and delivering meals.

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