By Peter Holley Peter Holley Technology reporter Email Bio Follow March 25 at 12:01 PM In the first days after a fleet of 25 delivery robots descended on George Mason University’s campus in January, school officials could only speculate about the machines’ long-term impact.
Today, some of that data emerged for the first time. In the two months since the robots arrived at the Fairfax, Va.-based school, an extra 1,500 breakfast orders have been delivered autonomously, according to Starship Technologies and Sodexo, a company that manages food services for GMU on contract and works closely with the robots.
The company didn’t reveal whether dinner orders returned to normal levels after their early spike or offer any theories about why the machines were being used so heavily in the morning hours beyond “convenience.” But perhaps the answer is not much of a mystery. “We’re trying to say, ‘Why can’t we do it and capture part of those sales also?’"Mark Kraner, executive director of campus retail operations, told The Washington Post in January. “It will benefit the students and the businesses paying rent here on campus.”
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