Campus ID News
Card, mobile credential, payment and security
FEATURED
PARTNERS
Cartken Grubhub

Grubhub partners with Cartken for robot delivery

Andrew Hudson   ||   Jun 16, 2022  ||   ,

Mobile food-ordering and delivery platform provider, Grubhub, has partnered with Cartken, a technology startup that specializes in self-driving, AI-powered robotics and delivery operations, to bring robot delivery to college campuses. The new delivery partnership was piloted at Ohio State University this spring, and a full roll out will begin when students return to campus this fall.

Grubhub partners with more than 250 college campuses across the United States to give students the ability to integrate meal plans directly into their Grubhub account and access restaurants both on- and off-campus for delivery and pickup. The partnership with Cartken for autonomous robot delivery builds on Grubhub's existing campus offering and is a seamless fit for campus environments.

"Robot delivery is exciting for students and helps provide even better service and innovative solutions to our campus partners," says Eric Harper, senior director of campus environments at Grubhub. "We've worked with Ohio State University for years on the campus dining front, and they are always an early adopter of solutions that create efficiencies for their operations and improve the student experience. We look forward to supporting our university partners and responding to their unique delivery environments as we roll out this technology at other campuses in the coming months."

"Robot delivery has been very popular on campus this past school year, validating our prediction that students would appreciate autonomous mobile delivery," says Zia Ahmed, senior director of Student Life Dining Services at Ohio State University. "We are excited about the return of robots to campus, and we have been testing the Cartken robots during the spring semester with the same vision to lower the cost of delivery, reduce the time it takes to deliver food and enhance sustainability."

The Cartken autonomous robot platform is designed to transport goods over short distances in malls, business parks and local neighborhoods. The company's team of engineers and operators combine deep expertise in self-driving cars, AI-powered robotics and delivery operations.

Cartken's robots navigate pavements, crosswalks and pedestrian paths within the campus area without human guidance. The robots use Cartken's artificial intelligence and camera-based navigation and mapping technology, which the company developed for small autonomous vehicles to safely operate around pedestrians.

Human override remains an option if necessary, for instances when a path is blocked, guaranteeing reliable operation and minimizing delivery delays. Cartken's robots operate at up to three miles per hour on campus and handle various weather conditions, including rain and snow.

"We're thrilled to be working with Grubhub to delight students and campus staff with robot delivery," says Christian Bersch, CEO of Cartken. "This collaboration perfectly aligns with our mission to use robotics and AI technology to provide friction-free and environmentally sustainable delivery, and have robots serve the community. We are excited to scale alongside Grubhub and offer robot delivery to students on campuses across the country."

Related Posts

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter

RECENT ARTICLES

Mobile credential buy-in video image
Dec 14, 24 / ,

Key steps to get buy-in for mobile credentials on your campus

  In this episode of CampusIDNews Chats we explore how to get buy-in for mobile credentials on your campus and lay the groundwork with your colleagues and administration. Our guest Tim Nyblom, Director of End User Business Development for Higher Education for HID Global, starts with the concept of university branding. But often the ID […]
Penn State Go mobile app
Dec 05, 24 / ,

Penn State moves to Transact Mobile Ordering

After years of experience and a variety of mobile ordering solutions, Penn State is transitioning to the Transact Mobile Ordering app. At the institution’s main location – the University Park campus – a number of dining locations have already launched the service. All on-campus locations will be up and running by spring according to an […]
Spreadsheet
Dec 04, 24 /

UConn card office's recently published budget shows declining revenues

Like other institutions, University of Connecticut students pay mandatory fees to fund various non-academic programs and services. One of these fees, UConn’s General University Fee, helps support the One Card Office as well as Recreational Services, the performing arts center, Student Activities, the Student Union, and more. The General University Fee for the 2024/2025 academic […]
CIDN logo reversed
The only publication dedicated to the use of campus cards, mobile credentials, identity and security technology in the education market. CampusIDNews – formerly CR80News – has served more than 6,500 subscribers for more than two decades.
Twitter

Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com

Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD

Load More...
Contact
CampusIDNews is published by AVISIAN Publishing
315 E. Georgia St.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
www.AVISIAN.com[email protected]
Use our contact form to submit tips, corrections, or questions to our team.
©2024 CampusIDNews. All rights reserved.