Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.90
June 06, 2023
…us to make it larger to handle the newer realities of takeout deliveries from companies like UberEats, GrubHub, and DoorDash, and more fully integrate into their hotel operations.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.14
December 20, 2022
…Robotics said its customers include enterprises such as Slack, DoorDash, and Woven Planet. The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 recently ranked it No. 147 among the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, financial technology, and energy companies in North America. “It has been a crazy couple of years,” said Erik Schluntz, co-founder chief technology officer of Cobalt Robotics. “A lof of our newest deals have been expansions with existing customers who want more value. This speaks more than new sales because they've experienced our product.” Learning language models to shape human-robot interaction Schluntz, who previously worked on SpaceX's Flight Software Team…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.94
October 16, 2022
…billion global online food delivery marketplace in 2021. UberEATS, DoorDash, and Wolt, among others, have been satisfying urbanites’ cravings by using bike and moped messengers for deliveries within minutes. However, this convenience comes at the cost of increased traffic congestion and mounting pedestrian/cyclist injuries. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones offer the promise of sustainable infrastructure, lower costs, greater vehicular safety, and higher customer satisfaction. While UAVs sound like science fiction to many outsiders, Alan Hicks, chief technology officer of Manna Drone Delivery, said his company is making it a reality today. Manna has over 35,000 grocery and pharmacy customers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 43.41
September 26, 2022
…of food-delivery businesses. Cobalt Robotics Inc. today announced that DoorDash has implemented its robots to increase security at its corporate offices and to help employees return to them safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. “DoorDash is fully committed to the safety and security of its employees and workplaces,” stated Chris Cherry, head of global safety and security at DoorDash. “By placing leading technologies and data at the center of our workplace strategy, we have been able to achieve our safety and security objectives while simultaneously fostering the curated experiences that drive human connection and innovation.” Founded in 2013, DoorDash connects consumers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.10
July 15, 2022
…will shut down its operations in Washington, D.C. Chowbotics Inc.—DoorDash Inc. acquired Hayward, Calif.-based Chowbotics in 2021 but last week said it is shutting down the salad-making robot startup. While DoorDash has launched its own robotics division and has filed a patent around autonomous delivery vehicles, reported Restaurant Dive, it's not yet clear what will happen to Chowbotics' staff or intellectual property. Get Fabric Inc.—New York-based Fabric raised $200 million in Series C funding in October 2021 and opened a micro-fulfillment center in Dallas in April. This week, the company laid off 40% of its 300-person staff and named a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.99
December 13, 2021
…take public such as Aurora, AutoStore, Berkshire Gray, DiDi, DoorDash, JD Logistics, Uber, and WeWork. More transaction details The minimum cash of the transaction is fully covered by the $405 million of committed equity capital that Symbotic and SVFC have raised, reducing potential transaction uncertainty. Symbotic also expects to receive an additional $174 million in cash from Walmart by the end of December to be used for general corporate purposes as a result of Walmart gross exercising warrants it holds in the Company. At closing, assuming no SVFC public shareholders exercise their redemption rights, existing Symbotic equity holders are expected…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.87
December 06, 2021
…restaurant can decide which service is cheaper—they might pick DoorDash or Nuro for farther orders. There's a lot of innovation. We're integrating with two large players that will help orchestrate with a large number of restaurants.” How does Ottonomy position its robotic delivery service with partners? “For the large chain restaurants or retailers, it's done directly by us, but in the case of a food court, we go to a single point of contact,” said Vijay. Ottonomy moves from demo to actual deliveries “We demonstrated that our robots were capable of navigating in a dynamic environment at the Cincinnati airport…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.39
October 15, 2021
…have included Airtable, Ant Financial, Anaplan, ByteDance, Chime, Databricks, DoorDash, Instacart, Meituan, Snap, Snowflake and Spotify. Reliable Robotics to continue growth Reliable Robotics said it plans to expand its aircraft program to additional, larger airframes and demonstrate the versatility of its system. The company also expects to support emerging electric and hybrid electric platforms and eventually passenger aircraft. Since emerging from stealth last year, Reliable Robotics has grown substantially. It has more than doubled in size, attracting a diverse group of engineers with expertise in aviation, autonomy, and other mission and safety-critical domains. “Automated aircraft present a massive opportunity to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.38
September 14, 2021
…the firm’s private equity business has invested in technology companies including Locus Robotics, Facebook, LinkedIn, JD.com, Spotify, Peloton, Instacart, DoorDash, and Waymo.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.27
February 19, 2021
…their reach is much larger than point-to-point companies like DoorDash or Uber and they work in a parcel-like fashion, offering predetermined delivery and pickup schedules, for instance. Special Services For Fragile and Oversized items Suppose your product portfolio contains fragile or big and bulky items. In that case, you’ll need to coordinate with white-glove carriers that have vehicles equipped for, and staff who specialize in, full-service deliveries. They typically employ box trucks with liftgates facilitating the delivery of large bulky items to residences - either to the front door or sometimes inside if installation or setup is involved. Back-office staff…
