Save Mart, in partnership with robot delivery company Starship Technologies, has launched a robotic on-demand grocery delivery service at its flagship store in Modesto, California. To use the service, shoppers can order their groceries on the Starship Food Delivery app and indicate where they want their purchases delivered. Once the order is submitted, Save Mart team members, wearing required masks and gloves, gather the items and place them in the clean robot. Shoppers can watch, via an interactive map, as the robot makes its journey from the store to their address. Once the robot arrives, customers receive an alert, and they can go meet the robot and unlock their order.
The robots can carry up to 20 pounds of groceries and travel up to four miles roundtrip. Every robot’s interior and exterior is sanitized before each order. The delivery will typically take just a matter of minutes, depending on the items ordered and the distance the robot must travel.
“With the onset of the pandemic, our service became increasingly important to thousands of residents in communities across the U.S.,” said Ryan Tuohy, SVP business development at Starship Technologies, in a statement. “Save Mart is a loved brand that has deep ties to its local communities, which is why we’re especially excited about this partnership. Working together with Save Mart, we are able to provide a safe, convenient and well-priced delivery option for tens of thousands of residents.”
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