alt Hacker NewsImagine how much better for the environment it'd be if your delivery was brought to you via a human-powered bicycle. Or as an in-between: e-bikes and e-mopeds.
Using 2,000lb vehicles for last-mile burrito delivery is a "we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" scenario. Delivery robots are an improvement because literally anything is.
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climb_stealth • last Monday at 11:22 PM
God forbid someone would use their own two legs to walk and eat that burrito at the restaurant /s
The extend to which some people get food delivered is absurd. I'm sure there exceptions and reasons and everything, but seriously.
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mmooss • last Monday at 11:38 PM
Why are you comparing them to cars, rather than the (e-)bikes used in most cities?
Why are you assuming that a human would be more efficient and better for the environment than an electrically powered robot? It is very inefficient (approx 25%) to use food as an energy source, and humans are always burning energy. They can't turn off at night or when they are idle. I think it is very likely that the robot would be better for the environment than the person.