"DoorDash has a robot that can traverse sidewalks and roads to deliver dinner to your door. Importantly, the company says, it's also cute. On Tuesday, DoorDash unveiled Dot, its latest self-driving delivery robot. The vehicle sports a red exterior, can carry up to 30 pounds of cargo, and is roomy enough to fit up to six pizza boxes at once."
"Dot also includes lidar sensors and cameras that are already helping it navigate streets and sidewalks in parts of Phoenix as it makes deliveries from restaurants and Dashmart. Dot has LED lights that look like eyes and the ability to greet restaurant workers with an "Oh, hello!" as it pulls up to retrieve an order, executives at DoorDash said."
"Look online, and you'll find evidence that DoorDash might be onto something with its focus on cuteness. One video posted last month on TikTok shows a robot from startup Coco Robotics - which has worked with DoorDash on some autonomous deliveries - trying to cross a street. In the video, a woman can be heard cheering the robot on."
DoorDash unveiled Dot, a red self-driving delivery robot that traverses sidewalks and roads to deliver orders in parts of Phoenix. Dot can carry up to 30 pounds of cargo and fits up to six pizza boxes. The robot uses lidar sensors and cameras to navigate streets and sidewalks while making deliveries from restaurants and DashMart. Dot features LED lights resembling eyes and can vocalize a greeting when picking up orders. DoorDash designed Dot with an intentionally cute personality to encourage positive interactions. Dot represents another automation replacing tasks commonly done by human gig workers.
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