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Well if this isn’t the most ridiculous and pointless use of technology we have ever seen! Who comes up with this stuff?<\/p>\n
On Monday, the Philadelphia International Airport launched a robotic\u00a0food delivery program using gita robots developed by Piaggio Fast Forward.<\/p>\n
Each gita robot can hold up to 40-pounds of food in its cargo bin, where customers\u2019 orders are kept.<\/p>\n
Ok, while that seems somewhat cool — the kicker is — the robot delivers the food to customers while following a human helper.<\/p>\n
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So why one earth doesn’t the human helper, just deliver the food?<\/p>\n
When a\u00a0traveler\u00a0at PHL orders food from one of the airport\u2019s restaurants or shops through OrderAtPHL.com, or the app, they can choose the robotic delivery option for a fee of $2.99, according to\u00a0PhillyVoice<\/a>.<\/p>\n Once their food is ready, the gita is loaded up and follows an AtYourGate employee through the airport \u2013 using visual sensors and Bluetooth \u2013 to the traveler who made the order.<\/p>\n SURPRISE! If you use the Grab app or https:\/\/t.co\/8x3du38q21<\/a> to get your food delivered at @PHLAirport<\/a>, our new robot might deliver it to you! We are incredibly excited to add this new amenity to our contactless ordering program. \ud83c\udf54\ud83c\udf2d\ud83c\udf55@atyourgate<\/a> @PiaggioFastFwd<\/a> @poweredbyservy<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/aw3akQgEF6<\/a><\/p>\n — PHL Food & Shops (@PHLFoodandShops) February 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n