According to Business Insider, DoorDash is rolling out a novel delivery model in certain areas across the United States: hiring riders to load restaurant orders into delivery robots, which then handle the remaining delivery process. At present, DoorDash has introduced delivery robots called Dot in the Phoenix, Arizona region. Although these robots are capable of autonomously navigating roads and sidewalks to fulfill delivery tasks, they are not yet able to independently collect meals from restaurant counters or load orders. Therefore, human assistance is still necessary for the final few meters of the handover process. Local riders have reported that this task typically takes around 5 minutes and offers a compensation of approximately $5.
