Woowa Brothers, a South Korean food tech company, is building a robot that delivers food. The firm hopes to have the product on the shelves within five years. The bot, called Deli, is expected to be operational at a Cheonan food mall by May, delivering food to tables and removing used dishes. A version of this article appears in print on, on Page B6 of the New York edition with the headline: Robots Are Coming for Your Food Order.
Woowa Brothers, a South Korean food tech company, is building a robot that delivers food. The firm hopes to have the product on the shelves within five years. The bot, called Deli, is expected to be operational at a Cheonan food mall by May, delivering food to tables and removing used dishes. The next step for the firm is to develop a robot that can work in both indoor and outdoor settings, like flats, with the end goal being the use of pavements to carry food from restaurant to the customer.