Grubhub collaborates with AvridAutonomous company for the delivery of robots to expand its proposals in student towns. The couple launched 100 robots in the campus of the University of Ohio, but plans to expand.
“Our robots have already proved their value in the conditions of campus, providing convenience and admiration for students,” said Dmitry Polchik, general director AvridIn the release. “We are very happy to work with Grubhub in order to scale this success and count on the fact that hundreds of our robots serve camps in 2025.”
Avrid launched a new model in October last yearIn particular, abandoning six wheels for more effective four. Robots can have a decent amount of food, for example, the assortment of pizza and drinks, the company says. They also have custom -made LED panels that offer animated designs, such as college colors. Robots can also instantly make a turn of 180 degrees due to the new mechanical connection between the pairs of the wheel of each side. In addition, they can move faster than their predecessor, and can park on a slope.
This partnership adds to the existing presence of Grubhub robots in campuses. Since 2021, the company claims that it has provided hundreds of thousands of orders using robots in dozens of schools. This year it is In partnership with the Russian technological company Yandex – who used to accommodate what is now Avrid in his autonomous driving. However, this part of the company was in its own organization, I disgraced my Russian assets After the country's invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 and was renamed Avride.