These college students can now get pizza and coffee delivered by a fleet of on-campus robots

Ordering food just got a lot easier at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Starting Tuesday, 40,000 students, faculty and staff can order food and drinks anywhere on campus using a new fleet of self-driving delivery robots.

The futuristic-looking robots are designed by Starship Technologies, which partnered with hospitality company Sodexo to bring the service to GMU — the first college campus to test and use the new technology. Robot deliveries have also been rolled out in some California communities, CNET reports.

At GMU, customers can place orders through the Starship Deliveries app to access one of the 25 on-campus robots, which run from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. However, students won't initially be able to order anything they want — deliveries are currently limited to Blaze Pizza, Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks and Second Stop, an on-campus grocery store. Mark Kraner, the executive director of campus retail operations, said in a press release that more food options will be added to the service over time.

Full article:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/starship-technologies-robots-to-deliver-pizza-and-coffee-on-george-mason-university-campus/ 
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