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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Introducing DRU [Watch (HLS stream): Introducing DRU](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qmN8dpAw.m3u8) (3:21)  _Published 2016-03-18. Introducing DRU_ --- Jul 27, 2023 7:47 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Introducing Spot](/video/ebpdCSKN/) ### Introducing Spot [Introducing Discover](/video/5Q3QlyWL/) ### Introducing Discover [Introducing Snapcash\!](/video/AVQK5sZ4/) ### Introducing Snapcash! --- ## Transcript It all began in 2015 with a microchip and a massive idea. What if we could transform the way we delivered pizza to dramatically improve safety and efficiency while completely changing the game of the customer experience. What if we could harness the power of Domino's GPS tracking data and our artificial intelligence technology, then combine it with one of the world's most advanced robotic units. What if we could we could create the world's first autonomous pizza delivery vehicle? The seeds of the idea were developed at Domino's and incubated in our purpose built innovation space, DLAB. It was here that we started work on a dominos robotic unit. Using a base unit sourced from the military, and powered by technologies from Australian start- up company, Marathon Robotics, we improvised, we explored, and we discovered that this audacious idea could actually become a reality. At the same time, we engaged the country's leading industrial design firm to design the look, feel, and functionality of our latest recruit. The design had to be unlike anything ever seen before. From dozens of concepts, we selected one. And the Domino's robotic unit or DRU for short, was born. After months of engineering, building and testing, the big day arrived. It was time for DRU to hit the streets. [ MUSIC ] The first test may be over, but the journey has just begun. It's now a race. Against our competitors, and against the ****. A race to be first in the food space with this revolutionary technology. A race where coming second is not an option. It's so exciting to be here. [ INAUDIBLE ] [ MUSIC ] The world's first autonomous Autonomous pizza delivery vehicle. Dominos robotic unit, DRU, is leading us into the future. [ MUSIC ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Introducing DRU","description":"Introducing DRU","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/qmN8dpAw/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-03-18T13:23:38.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qmN8dpAw.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/qmN8dpAw/","duration":"PT3M21S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/qmN8dpAw/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```