[Dprglist] Fwd: Starship Food Delivery is Here!

[Ezra Christensen]

Of course. The scenario just reminded me of that story, and how things that
went perfectly fine in some places went very poorly in another.


On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 12:32 PM Carl Ott <carl.ott.jr at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Surely Not Necessary Disclaimer for the email records:  I am not
> advocating the club do anything like that physical damage to HitchBOT -
> hopefully we can all agree that such actions are beyond distasteful and can
> never be endorsed and should never be performed by DPRG or it's members.
>
> Rather - it's fun to imagine safe things - from the point of view of
> hobbyists who have themselves imagined and faced or overcome various
> hurdles...
>
> Carl Ott
> Acting President, DPRG
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 12:19 PM Ezra Christensen <ezracc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "A friendly robot who was hitchhiking its way across America as part of a
>> scientific experiment has been heartlessly attacked and beheaded just 300
>> miles into its journey.
>>
>> HitchBOT was masterminded by a group of Canadian researchers, and has
>> already made successful trips around Canada and Europe.
>>
>> But its decapitated body was discovered damaged with no hope of repair in
>> Philadelphia."
>>
>>
>> https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/friendly-robot-hitchhiking-across-america-6184914
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 12:18 PM Carl Ott via DPRGlist <
>> dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> surely wouldn't be the first - but this club certainly has the know-how
>>> to do so with impeccable panache...
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 12:14 PM Rud Merriam via DPRGlist <
>>> dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It would be so tempting to mess with them.
>>>>
>>>> -73 -
>>>> *Rud Merriam K5RUD*
>>>> *Mystic Lake Software* <http://mysticlakesoftware.com/>
>>>>
>>>> On 1/19/22 11:37 AM, David P. Anderson via DPRGlist wrote:
>>>>
>>>> DPRG,
>>>>
>>>> So, I just got this email from the SMU Dining Services people.  Haven't
>>>> seen any robot's yet, but I'll be on the lookout.
>>>>
>>>> cheers!
>>>>
>>>> dpa
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear Mustangs,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You may have seen some little robots traveling around campus. They are
>>>> Starship Delivery robots, and they deliver groceries, meals, drinks, and
>>>> snacks from a range of locations, direct to you.
>>>>
>>>> You can try the service using your cellphone by clicking on
>>>> wwww.starship-smu.com
>>>> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwwww.starship-purdue.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7CELMAADI-JACILEE%40ARAMARK.COM%7C33b6ad9eb77c406e558708d9da9700b3%7Cb1519f0f2dbf4e21bf34a686ce97588a%7C0%7C0%7C637781164361628991%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=jqX51vROE9ZanoCDAZVc8w7253Wf1nsWjT3MbeBU8BI%3D&reserved=0> or
>>>> typing 'Starship Food Delivery' into your app store.
>>>>
>>>> The robots provide a safe, fast, affordable, and environmentally
>>>> friendly delivery option. They are sanitized before each delivery by staff
>>>> wearing protective equipment, and they are part of a range of measures we
>>>> offer to support social distancing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>> SMU Hospitality Group
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>> --
>> Ezra Christensen
>>
>

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Ezra Christensen
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