Univ of the Pacific Students Order Snacks from Robots

Students at University of the Pacific are about to have a futuristic dream come true: a robot that delivers you snacks. PepsiCo's Hello Goodness brand, which was created in 2015 to provide healthier snacks and beverages to consumers on the go, partnered with the San Francisco Bay Area-based Robby Technologies to bring this self-driving snack robot — or "snackbot" — to life. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., students at the private university in Stockton, California, can order food and drinks to one of more than 50 locations across campus through the snackbot app.

All snacks and beverages are part of a Hello Goodness portfolio. These include Pure Leaf Tea and LIFEWTR on the drinks side, and Baked Lay’s potato crisps and SunChips for food. The University of the Pacific will serve as a test site with three to five snackbots roaming across campus starting today, following several weeks of testing, according to Scott Finlow, vice president of innovation and insights for global foodservice at PepsiCo.

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