Well if this isn’t the most ridiculous and pointless use of technology we have ever seen! Who comes up with this stuff?
On Monday, the Philadelphia International Airport launched a robotic food delivery program using gita robots developed by Piaggio Fast Forward.
Each gita robot can hold up to 40-pounds of food in its cargo bin, where customers’ orders are kept.
Ok, while that seems somewhat cool — the kicker is — the robot delivers the food to customers while following a human helper.
So why one earth doesn’t the human helper, just deliver the food?
When a traveler at PHL orders food from one of the airport’s restaurants or shops through OrderAtPHL.com, or the app, they can choose the robotic delivery option for a fee of $2.99, according to PhillyVoice.
Once their food is ready, the gita is loaded up and follows an AtYourGate employee through the airport – using visual sensors and Bluetooth – to the traveler who made the order.
SURPRISE! If you use the Grab app or https://t.co/8x3du38q21 to get your food delivered at @PHLAirport, our new robot might deliver it to you! We are incredibly excited to add this new amenity to our contactless ordering program. 🍔🌭🍕@atyourgate @PiaggioFastFwd @poweredbyservy pic.twitter.com/aw3akQgEF6
— PHL Food & Shops (@PHLFoodandShops) February 22, 2021