After finally finding a parking spot (always a small victory), I started walking toward the restaurant when I noticed something unusual on the corner ahead. As I got closer, it became clear: a whole group of automated food delivery robots were just… hanging out.
I’ve seen these robots roaming around the city before—rolling purposefully down sidewalks, dodging pedestrians, doing their little delivery missions. But I had never seen them in these numbers. There must have been a dozen of them, all clustered together, dormant, quiet, and seemingly waiting for orders.
Equal Parts Funny and Intimidating
I’ll be honest: seeing one robot is cute. Seeing many robots together is… a bit unsettling.
They were just sitting there, motionless, lined up like they were having a secret meeting. My brain immediately went to every sci-fi and horror storyline I’ve ever seen. You know the ones—where the machines are peaceful right up until they aren’t.
I definitely picked up my pace.
The Names Made It Better (and Worse)
What really got me laughing was that each robot had a name printed on it. Friendly, human-sounding names. The kind that are clearly meant to make you feel comfortable.
Instead, it somehow had the opposite effect.
There’s something funny—and slightly eerie—about walking past a silent group of robots named like coworkers or pets, all waiting patiently on a street corner. I kept my head down, avoided eye contact (do robots count?), and continued on to dinner.
A Glimpse of the Future
Jokes aside, the moment stuck with me. These robots are no longer a novelty—they’re infrastructure. Seeing them grouped like that made it very clear that this is becoming normal, even if it still feels strange.
Efficiency, automation, convenience—it’s all happening quietly, one sidewalk at a time.
As I sat down to dinner shortly after, I couldn’t help but smile at the thought. The future isn’t arriving with dramatic announcements. Sometimes, it’s just a bunch of robots waiting patiently on a corner… while we humans walk by pretending everything is perfectly normal.
I still wonder what the next version of this scene will look like.
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