These food robots are overtaking Los Angeles and I spotted Pepper, Keanu and Idris at La Brea and Melrose. Subscribe here and toggle over to free. Getting Substack’s attention will lead to rounding up more zeitgeist videos.
Little Minions - To note, I’m finally committing to posting this video from 2021 — and UBER has since acquired Postmates, the company that originally developed the robots. The robots are now under the Serve Robotics umbrella and they’ve since contracted these little minions to UBER, also an investor. Serve Robotics has recently filed to go public. I just watched Dumb Money (loved it) and now curious to watch where the stock goes.
I’ve probably shot these robots 20 times, waiting and waiting for a staffer to actually hit the code to drop the food in, but only spot it as it’s closing. I’ve only seen private videos on IG stories with friends using the code to open them. After three years of waiting to spot a pay off, it was time to just post it.
These robots are everywhere - and they don’t always share the sidewalk — as Woody Harrelson learned:
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Now, some robots have ads:
I think this one wanted to fight me, but just paused and kept blinking. Yes, I moved.
Riding the Robots?
They have cameras, but that doesn’t deter theft — or hungry hooligans, in this hilarious IG. Take a look:
In other weird - but AMAZING tech news - here’s a look at music collectibles of the future:
Would you also wear your favorite music as a necklace? I see so many possibilities here, which leads me to…
[Stay Tuned]
I also stumbled onto something intriguing yesterday that I have to test this week, so stay tuned for additional tech weirdness.
Saturday Vibes… (sound on)
Tomorrow is Sunday Snack Volume 5.
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