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This is DoorDash’s first automated delivery robot, Dot

Meet Dot, DoorDash’s first autonomous robot intended to make deliveries as it travels through roads, bike lanes, and sidewalks at speeds of up to 20 mph. Though its deliveries will begin in a test in Tempe and Mesa, Arizona, DoorDash’s ambitions, like other companies entering the automated delivery, are for Dot to eventually make deliveries…

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Meet Dot, DoorDash’s first autonomous robot intended to make deliveries as it travels through roads, bike lanes, and sidewalks at speeds of up to 20 mph. Though its deliveries will begin in a test in Tempe and Mesa, Arizona, DoorDash’s ambitions, like other companies entering the automated delivery, are for Dot to eventually make deliveries in your own neighborhood.

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  1. @garvensmegie8550

    September 30, 2025 at 3:28 pm

    😂😂😂😂😂 thats sucks

  2. @vaporwavecat

    September 30, 2025 at 4:18 pm

    dont let these clankers take your job!

    • @DyamiMedley

      October 6, 2025 at 2:55 pm

      Who cares😈😈, get financial job and will be fine 😈

    • @vaporwavecat

      October 7, 2025 at 4:02 pm

      @DyamiMedley is u dumb..?

  3. @KettleBee_Cooker

    September 30, 2025 at 4:23 pm

    Can’t wait to get my food delivered by a little tikes car

  4. @MrScooter46290

    September 30, 2025 at 4:30 pm

    I want it iny area. Looks easy to tip over, the scrolling text seems hard to read.

  5. @wliii1942

    September 30, 2025 at 8:24 pm

    There goes a bunch of jobs down the drain!

  6. @AlexS-zh6vy

    September 30, 2025 at 9:43 pm

    Imagine the homeless using these instead of shopping carts.

    • @RhythmBoy

      October 1, 2025 at 3:05 am

      Free batteries for flashlights and illumination in the tent! Just make sure to cover the cameras with tape or with a paint spray.

    • @RhythmBoy

      October 1, 2025 at 3:05 am

      Free batteries for flashlights and illumination in the tent! Just make sure to cover the cameras with tape or with a spray paint

    • @MrScooter46290

      October 2, 2025 at 11:29 am

      Or a porta potty

    • @Wildman-zh8lg

      October 8, 2025 at 5:45 pm

      ​@@RhythmBoyuntil the batteries run out of power

  7. @garvensmegie8550

    October 1, 2025 at 3:15 am

    Homeless people will get food for free 😂😂😂

  8. @Brin-e5v

    October 2, 2025 at 10:40 am

    Can’t wait for this to come to all food delivery

  9. @Dr.Evil_90

    October 3, 2025 at 12:10 am

    What’s stopping these things from being vandalized? A camera? I won’t be surprised when these things start going missing.

  10. @dnuddj

    October 3, 2025 at 6:02 am

    .

  11. @timothyshiu2263

    October 4, 2025 at 7:17 pm

    Is it safe to delivery food with this robot and not being robbed the food?

    Do consumers need to buy food delivery insurance?

  12. @SuperNinkendo-nv2hz

    October 5, 2025 at 8:59 pm

    Looks like another fee for the customer. And a good reason for DoorDash to keep pocketing tips.

  13. @SuperNinkendo-nv2hz

    October 5, 2025 at 9:01 pm

    They will end up in ditches

  14. @Wildman-zh8lg

    October 8, 2025 at 5:44 pm

    It looks like a baby stroller

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