DOMINOS PIZZA DELIVERY ROBOT

Domino’s has always been at the forefront of technology, as far as pizza chains go. I remember being absolutely enthralled by its pizza tracker in the seventh grade—to the point where my Friday nights would fully revolve around it. Okay, so I wasn’t the coolest middle schooler. But, the whole experience felt very high tech for 2008. That’s why I wasn’t too surprised when the news dropped that the company is testing out a pizza delivery robot vehicle. Really think about that though. Pizza! Delivered by robot! The future is upon us, people. The currently Houston, TX-only experience includes updated texts of the robots’ whereabouts and a specific code that customers use to get their order from the robot. According to the company, this robot is the “first completely autonomous, human-free on-road delivery vehicle to receive regulatory approval from the US Department of Transportation last year.”

—Darlene Kenney, Marketing Assistant