People wearing face masks watch delivery robots from the Colombian company Rappi traveling down a street, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Medellin, Colombia. — Reuters
BOGOTA: Colombian startup Rappi is piloting deliveries by robots as a safe way of getting food to people forced to stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The pilot started this week in Medellin, Colombia’s second-largest city. The boxy robots, which travel on four wheels and are decked with orange flags on their antennae, carry deliveries of up to 35 square centimeters (5 square inches) and are used to transport restaurant orders paid for digitally.
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People wearing face masks watch delivery robots from the Colombian company Rappi traveling down a street, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Medellin, Colombia. — Reuters
A man wearing a face mask puts a package inside a delivery robot from the Colombian company Rappi, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Medellin, Colombia. — Reuters
Rappi delivery woman wearing a face mask walks in front of a delivery robot from the Colombian company Rappi amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Medellin, Colombia. — Reuters
Delivery robots from the Colombian company Rappi, travel down a street, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Medellin, Colombia. — Reuters
A delivery robot from the Colombian company Rappi, travels down a street, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Medellin, Colombia. — Reuters
A man watches a delivery robot from the Colombian company Rappi amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Medellin, Colombia. — Reuters
Rappi delivery workers observe delivery robots from the Colombian company Rappi, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Medellin, Colombia. — Reuters
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