Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland’s most high-tech campus, is taking another step toward innovation — this time with AI-powered food delivery robots.
Students and staff can now use an app to order meals from on-campus restaurants. Then, one of Starship Technologies’ autonomous robots will roll to their location with their order in tow. Florida Poly joins 60+ other universities with Starship partnerships.
The battery-powered robots use AI, machine learning, and computer vision-based navigation to travel on sidewalks alongside pedestrians. Using a sensor network with radar and 12 cameras, they can map out the campus and avoid obstacles.
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