Kiwibot brings robot delivery service to university campus

US-based Loyola Marymount University, LMU Dining and Kiwibot have partnered to deliver hot, fresh meals on campus via zero-emission robots. 

Since launching a trial run in September, more than 500 deliveries have been completed.

Through the Sodexo Bite U app, Loyola Marymount students, faculty and visitors can order from two Sodexo serviced campus locations. The initiative will expand to additional locations in spring 2022.

“We’re always looking for fun, innovative and eco-friendly food service programmes to add to the LMU dining experience, and this partnership with Sodexo and Kiwibot is a perfect example of that,” says Andrew O’Reilly, Senior Director of Auxiliary and Business Services at Loyola Marymount University. 

“In addition, the Kiwibot experience is a fun and useful convenience for everyone to take advantage of. It will never be used to eliminate jobs or reduce labour needs within our dining facilities. In fact, the more successful the programme, the more people we can hire to support the robots.”

Based in Los Angeles, Kiwibot launched in 2017 and currently operates at more than seven locations around the world, including campuses and cities in California, Florida, Pittsburgh and Michigan.