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One of the robotic meal delivery companies that operates around Santa Monica has a very good at communicating with pedestrians on the sidewalk that it sees them
by pedalpete 2y ago
One of the robotic meal delivery companies that operates around Santa Monica has a very good at communicating with pedestrians on the sidewalk that it sees them, and is giving them right of way.
It acts a bit like a confused, startled, and apologetic, simp (sorry, I can't find a better term) and it kinda shimmies and scuttles back and forth. It's difficult to describe, but it is definitely communicating "sorry human, don't mind me, I'm just trying to find my way in this world...you go first".
I was quite enamored with this little dance the first time I saw it.
- jer0me 2y agoWhat’s it called?
- pedalpete 2y agoI don't know, I was just travelling through.
- CharlesW 2y agoIt was most likely a Serve Robotics delivery robot, which are often seen around Santa Monica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6DyG80ivM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6DyG80ivM0
- pedalpete 2y agoYeah, that might have been it. The video only shows blinking eyes, but I seem to recall some other lights and movements that were used for communication.