Politics & Government
Delivery Robot Demo At City Hall Tuesday
You could find yourself sharing a sidewalk with robots in downtown Walnut Creek in the near future.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — How do you feel about delivery robots running around on the sidewalks of Walnut Creek?
You can see for yourself how they work at a live demo at the July 18 City Council meeting. Councilmembers are considering whether the company behind the robots, Starship Technologies, will be given the go-ahead to deploy them downtown.
The self-driving robots will deliver food or other goods. They move at pedestrian speed, navigate around objects and people, and weigh no more than 40 pounds fully loaded.
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Starship is partnering with the on-demand restaurant delivery service DoorDash to serve Walnut Creek customers.
The council meeting starts at 6 p.m. The robot demo will happen almost immediately.
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