Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Unveils Robot Food Server

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ A rolling droid is delivering food to travelers at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Reports say the droid, called Gita is part of a pilot program at Terminal 1.

Customers order food from airport vendors using their phones or laptops and Gita delivers it within 15 to 30 minutes.

Customers can open the cube-shaped droid's cargo doors to retrieve their order. Gita uses visual sending technology to follow a staffer to customers.

The droid is designed to promote social distancing.