Autonomous Robotic Food Delivery Debuts In Fairfax's Mosaic District

MERRIFIELD, VA — Residents of the Mosaic District in Merrifield are now able to have food delivered to them by autonomous robots, according to a release from Uber Technologies, Inc. and Cartken, an AI-powered robotics company.

On Thursday, Uber and Cartken partnered with select merchants in the Mosaic Distict, such as Our Mom Eugenia, Pupatella, and RASA.

“Our team at Cartken is excited to further partner with Uber Eats and expand our reach to serve the Fairfax community," said Anjali Jindal Naik, Co-Founder and COO at Cartken's COO and co-founder, in a release. "Cartken is at an inflection point, where we are rapidly bringing our AI, computer vision, and lidar-less autonomous robots to more places, like Mosaic District, in partnership with Uber Eats.”

Noah Zych, head of AutonomousMobility and Delivery at Uber, said the company was thrilled to be working with Cartken and the Mosaic's merchants to bring automated delivery to the community.

With our shared passion for innovative urban design, sustainability, and
technology, we believe that robot delivery with Uber Eats is a great fit for Fairfax consumers looking for a fun and convenient way to grab their next meal," he said, in a release.

This is not the first time autonomous robots have been used to deliver food to a community in Fairfax. In January, George Mason University and Starship Technologies celebrated the fourth anniversaryof autonomous robots delivering food to students, staff and faculty at its campus south of Fairfax City.