While we're on the subject of robots, I mentioned this a couple of weeks ago
DoorDash: this is a food delivery service. They're testing out a new method of delivery that uses robots
to bring you your food. This is it, they're offering it in California and Washington, D.C. right now
You use your app, you order food and a robot in some cases will bring it to you.
It even acts surprised when you answer the door naked. It's an amazing technology.
Goes right to your house, and I was curious to see how this actually works so we got in touch with DoorDash
and they brought the robot - in fact, let's please welcome the CEO of DoorDash, and his robot, Tony Xu. Tony?
That's the-- that's the one from the video. Thank you for coming, Tony.
This is very, very exciting for gluttons like myself.
So I guess first I should ask, how high were you when you guys thought this up?
Well we were pretty level headed. You were? DoorDash is a technology company, so were always
trying the latest and the greatest to make our deliveries faster--
What did your employees say when you say, "hey guess what guys, we got a robot that's now
gonna deliver the food"? That couldn't have excited them right? No, we were excited!
You were? Absolutely. What about the drivers though? They don't-- unless they can get in this they're screwed.
No well this robot works with our drivers. It carries some of the shorter distance deliveries, the smaller orders.
I gotcha - so in a city like New York, you might live three doors down from a restaurant
It brings it right to your place and you can eat.
That's exactly right.
Okay. Could this bring your kids to school if you don't want to get up early or something like that?
Well we're working on burritos and pizzas and chicken wings first but who knows what we can deliver next?
Do you warn people that a robot is coming? Like do they know-- is it-- what's it doing by the way? It's alive!
Do you warn them? Because you could open the door and then go like, "oh my God, there's a robot here!"
And potentially could scare people, especially in states where marijuana is legal.
Well it works just like any other DoorDash order. In the app it'll let you know that the Dasher is arriving
and in this case it'll let you know that a robot is near you.
Okay, alright. That's kind of alarming if you don't know what's happening.
So we're gonna try this out, and what I would like to-- so I know usually you do it on the app
but we've kind of figured this out in advance, and I would like to order a dozen wings.
Okay. Okay hot wings. Let's do it! Hot! Does he have a name or anything?
Not yet, but maybe after tonight he will. Can I look inside?
Yeah! I don't want to get bitten or anything.
You know what, I'll look inside later. Alright so, robot go get us some hot wings.
Guillermo, you want anything? Cheese sticks.
He said cheese sticks!
Okay, alright, good, okay. Wings and cheese sticks, so okay go and alright so it will theoretically go get it
and there it goes, alright.
And Tony you go with him in case anything terrible happens, alright?
Alright thank you very much Tony, and we'll send that outside and down the block, and then...
Look at this, I mean the future is here, and it's fat... is what it is.
We got some chicken wings coming. Let's check in on that robot from DoorDash
which is right down the street from us at Hooters right now. It's going to Hooters, and there's-- okay good.
We got the order ready and everything.
Yeah just go-- I don't know, they can't hear me out there, can they? Okay that's how it works.
And you just put it right in there. By the way, this robot has now been touched
by more women than the guys who invented it.
Alright, and it's coming back! Okay good. What a great time to be alive, you know?
In the 1700s they didn't have this! They didn't have this right? No they didn't have this.
Oh hey look at this! I didn't even see him! Alright, and what do I do? Do I touch it or does it open on its own?
Oh okay it's-- alright, alright.
Wow! Look at that! Wings... yeah, we got the cheese sticks, Guillermo. Should I send them over with that?
Here, bring those over to Guillermo will ya? Wow look at that. Give him a tip will you, on the way out?
Thank you, I love you, I'll see you at home.