[pedalpete]

One of the robotic meal delivery companies that operates around Santa Monica has a very good at communicating with pedestrians on the sidewalk that it sees them, and is giving them right of way.

It acts a bit like a confused, startled, and apologetic, simp (sorry, I can't find a better term) and it kinda shimmies and scuttles back and forth. It's difficult to describe, but it is definitely communicating "sorry human, don't mind me, I'm just trying to find my way in this world...you go first".

I was quite enamored with this little dance the first time I saw it.

[jer0me]

What’s it called?

[CharlesW]

It was most likely a Serve Robotics delivery robot, which are often seen around Santa Monica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6DyG80ivM0

[pedalpete]

Yeah, that might have been it. The video only shows blinking eyes, but I seem to recall some other lights and movements that were used for communication.

[pedalpete]

I don't know, I was just travelling through.