A HUMANOID ROBOT IS DELIVERING UBER EATS ON A SCOOTER. IN NEW YORK. AT NIGHT. THIS IS NOT A CONCEPT VIDEO. a silver humanoid with a glowing blue visor is riding an electric scooter down a bike lane in Manhattan. on its back — an Uber Eats delivery bag. cars behind it. streetlights above. green traffic lights ahead. it's riding like any other delivery guy on a Tuesday night. except this one doesn't need tips. doesn't need a break. doesn't get lost. and doesn't eat the fries on the way. an Uber Eats driver in NYC makes $15-25 an hour before gas, before wear on their bike, before the $200 phone mount that broke last week. they work rain or shine, dodge taxis, and hope the customer tips more than $2. this machine costs $16,000 once. the scooter costs $1,200. the Uber Eats bag costs $35. total setup: under $18,000. that's less than what a full-time delivery driver makes in six months — and this thing works 24 hours without complaining about the weather. Uber spent $30 billion trying to make self-driving cars work. turns out a robot on a scooter might get there first for the price of a used car. 2.1 million people deliver for Uber Eats in the US. how many of them just watched this clip? who's ordering dinner tonight?