Yelp is launching delivery by robots

A social media player is getting in on the robot delivery game.



Through a partnership between Yelp and robot delivery startup Marble, customers in San Francisco’s Mission and Potrero Hill neighborhoods will soon receive their Yelp Eat 24 deliveries via rovers, according to ReCode.



When a customer places an order, they may receive a notification with the chance to opt-in for a robot delivery.



According to the report, the robots, which travel at walking speed, navi-gate routes through onboard sensors, a laser-based lidar detection system, and embedded maps. Less than 10 units are part of the trial.



Unlike Starship Technologies’ compact rovers that resemble coolers with wheels, Marble’s robots are taller than waist height and take up as much space as a mobility scooter, the report said.



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