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Nuro’s R2 delivery vehicles haul only groceries, packages and food, rather than people. Nuro Nuro, a developer of autonomous driving technology backed by two former Google engineers, hauled in an additional $600 million to speed up efforts to commercialize its robotic delivery services from past investors including SoftBank and Toyota’s Woven Capital and a surprising new one: Google. The Series D round was led by Tiger Global Management and includes funds from Baillie… Source link

Yandex.Rover, a driverless robot for delivering hot restaurant meals, is seen at a business district in Moscow, Russia December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Self-driving robots have started delivering parcels in certain Moscow neighbourhoods after tech giant Yandex (YNDX.O) teamed up with the state-run Russian Post service, the companies said on Monday. Yandex, which operates a raft of services from online search to ride-hailing, already uses robots for food… Source link

“By partnering with Grubhub, we can bring robotic delivery to some of the people who need it most – students, researchers and professors who are short on time,” says Peter Szelei, Business Development Executive at Yandex SDG. “Not only do the rovers enhance the current food delivery options, but open new possibilities for smarter, better and faster dining.” “Imagine ordering morning coffee and grabbing it from a robot waiting at your doorstep as you head out to class, or studying in… Source link

Grubhub and autonomous vehicle developer, Yandex Self-Driving Group (SDG) will deploy robot delivery at The Ohio State University. The deployment at Ohio State marks the first university venture for the recently announced partnership between the two companies. Robot delivery will be available to the more than 60,000 students and staff at OSU, and will offer food from on-campus dining locations via the Grubhub. Yandex will provide a fleet of 50 of the company’s robots operating on the OSU… Source link

News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others. Claim your 1-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. Grubhub, the leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery platform on college campuses, and Yandex Self-Driving Group (SDG), a leading autonomous vehicles developer inside Yandex, one of Europe’s largest internet companies, will roll out delivery via Yandex’s robots at its first college campus — The Ohio State University (OSU). More than 60,000 hungry… Source link

Yandex robots autonomously navigate pavements, campus crosswalks and pedestrian areas, which are notoriously challenging to reach by car. They move around a large university campus swiftly at 3 to 5 miles per hour during daytime and after dark and in various weather conditions, including rain and snow. The robots are spacious enough to fit a couple of coffees and a bagel sandwich, or multiple pizzas to share with friends, all while keeping the food at the right temperature. “We’re excited… Source link

The Big 10 school is the first campus to deploy Grubhub delivery via Yandex robots as students return for the fall semester CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery platform on college campuses, and Yandex Self-Driving Group (SDG), a leading autonomous vehicles developer inside Yandex, one of Europe’s largest internet companies, will roll out delivery via Yandex’s robots at its first college campus — The Ohio State University… Source link

In this edition of 5 Things, Food Management highlights five things you may have missed recently about developments affecting onsite dining. Here’s your list for today: Grubhub partners with robot firm for campus meal deliveries Related: FM announces 2021 Best Concept Award winners Mobile food-ordering/delivery platform Grubhub, which operates on more than 250 college campuses across the United States, has announced a multi-year partnership… Source link

Mobile food ordering and delivery platform Grubhub, has partnered with Yandex Self-Driving Group (SDG), an autonomous vehicle developer, for a multi-year partnership that will see Yandex become Grubhub’s robot delivery provider on college campuses. The partnership will enable Grubhub university clients to deploy Yandex robots on campus for faster, more cost-effective deliveries that complement Grubhub’s existing delivery capabilities for colleges and universities. This will be… Source link

Grubhub and Russia-based Yandex are teaming up to bring meal services to students through rovers. Photos courtesy of Grubhub/Yandex Students at more than 250 colleges and universities already enjoy the ease of Grubhub’s food delivery service, but it’s about to get a lot more streamlined. Grubhub announced it has partnered with Yandex… Source link