Sidewalk robots and drones are teaming up to revolutionize food deliveries in Dallas, Texas. This innovative partnership between Serve Robotics and Wing, a drone delivery company, aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of transporting orders. By leveraging the strengths of both technologies, this collaboration promises to bring more accessible and convenient robotic delivery solutions to the city. Robotics and drone technology are shaping the future of urban logistics.
Paid Partnership with The Sidewalk-Drone Company
Serve Robotics, a maker of autonomous four-wheeled delivery robots, announced Monday a partnership to begin food deliveries via Wing drones in the Dallas areas as part of a pilot program. It will be introduced in the Texas market soon as well through a collaboration—the first in 2021— for Serve.
One challenge you still face on some shipments: Getting the orders to a spot where the drones can take off. However, pick-up zones have to be kept clear of obstructions for drones, and finding a bit of open space in heavily urbanized areas will also be difficult. Sidewalk robots are steadier footing and able to travel across wider plains and even cities; however, they have ranged constraints. Here together, Serve and Wing hope to combine their forces and finally overwhelmingly dominate everything.
The Delivery Workflow
The new deal will see Serve’s delivery robots accept restaurant orders at the curb and transport them to a drone “Autoloader” for loading. From there, the package will be airdropped to customers as far as six miles away.
The cohesive strategy ensures manageable food delivery Ali Kashani, CEO of Serve said, “Serve and Wing have a shared vision for reliable and affordable robotic delivery at scale. For the significant majority of deliveries, our end-to-end robotic delivery solution will be the most efficient mode.
The partnership, which combines Serve’s sidewalk robots with Wing’s drones for the air, will help solve last-50-foot logistics challenges and create a streamlined look to drone delivery in Dallas.
Robotic Delivery Grows in Texas
Serve Robotics has been delivering with its service for some time in Los Angeles and it conducted a pilot earlier this year in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company separated from Uber in 2021, where it had made deliveries for partners including Uber Eats and 7-Eleven.
Wing (one of Alphabet’s many, many subsidiaries) has ramped up efforts around the Dallas area, helping to handle Walmart deliveries. Wing entering a partnership with Serve Robotics is an opportunity for it to hit up more merchants in extra jam-packed regions, while also helping the latter get further out into its delivery radius.
It is not unheard of to see sidewalk robots in Dallas. With the University of Texas at Dallas already allowing meals to be dropped off using self-driving robots, the new project from Serve Robotics and Wing is one step closer to a game-changing reality.
