Delivery robots are not new in university settings in the United States. Previously, the Ridesharing Forum team reported a university in Virginia, introducing food delivery robots, so students, teachers, and staff could enjoy their cravings while on the school grounds. It’s as convenient as living in an apartment with a bridge connecting to your school!
That partnership was made possible between the school, Old Dominion University, together with Grubhub and Starship Technologies. Now, another university is joining the list.
Robot food deliveries on the campus
Beginning next week, Saginaw Valley State University will be utilizing delivery robots to cater to the gastronomic needs of its pupils. They are also “starship robots,” just like those of the Old Dominion school in Virginia, and will begin their operations this August 25th.
Students, teachers, and staff can use the app as soon as the operations commerce, order, and meet the robot at one of more than 85 designated drop-off points!
However, note that the robots will not enter the buildings, rather there will be signages that designate where to pick up the orders.
Saginaw Valley State University is a public university located in University Center, Michigan in Saginaw County. It was founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College. This comprehensive university offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs of study for its 7,000 students, as of press time.
What people say
Interestingly, not everyone likes this tactic. Commenters on the ridesharing media reports criticized this plan.
“Because students are too lazy to walk to get fast food? I guess it’s better than driving under the influence to get food,” a person told Ridesharing Forum.
But, they were tamed by another commenter who showed support for the program.
“Yes, it is different than getting a pizza delivered to your home,” they wrote. “The difference being that these robots won’t deliver to the home or dorm or wherever. The students are going to have to go to a specified location that is one of the drop-off points for the robots.
However, they buckled up with more questions.
“So, if they’ve got to get out and go to meet this robot, why not just go to the restaurant to pick up the food?” they added.
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