Avride partners with Grubhub to launch food delivery robots on U.S. college campuses

Avride, an autonomous technology startup, has partnered with Grubhub to deploy food delivery robots on U.S. college campuses. This follows a trend of using robots for deliveries, which gained traction during the pandemic to address labor shortages. The first fleet of 100 robots is now operating at Ohio State University, which also uses robots from other companies. Avride plans to introduce next-generation models there, as campuses are seen as ideal for robotic deliveries due to their size and order density. Founded in 2017, Avride has completed 200,000 deliveries in five countries. The company previously belonged to Yandex's self-driving division but became independent last year.