Robot delivery service now available on campus

Through a cooperation between East Carolina University’s Dining Services, Starship Technologies and Grubhub, the university announced in a press release Monday that students, faculty and staff can now have meals delivered by robots from primary campus dining facilities.

With the Grubhub app, food and beverages can be ordered from select restaurants and will be delivered by the autonomous, on-demand robots, according to the press release. The service can be used with the student meal plan or through a Grubhub account, according to the press release.

Users access the Grubhub app, select their preferred food or beverage from restaurants with the labeled service "Offers Robot Delivery," and then choose the address to which their delivery should be sent, ECU’s News Services wrote in the press release.

Students, faculty and staff can then follow the robot's progress toward their location by using an interactive map, according to the press release. When the robot arrives, ECU’s News Services wrote in the press release, a notification will be shared and the meal can be picked up by unlocking the robot with the app.

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