The world seems to be all about becoming more efficient and productive nowadays—we’d track our time for tasks as per our boss’s request, make sure we brainstorm for work solutions while we’re working out, and send our nifty robot cars out to procure dinner for us while we wait patiently at home for its return.
You know, the usual.
A couple of days ago, on 23 July, TikTok user Steven Ho took to the video sharing platform to, well, gloat to the rest of us robot-less peasants that he had sent his remote-controlled car out to complete the mission of getting him his dinner, while staying in the comforts of his own home.
The POV of the recorded footage was entirely from the car’s, as Ho had also attached a camera to it, simultaneously enabling him to see who he was interacting with.
The Car Surprised Staff Members and Diners
The two-minute video, captioned “Ordering zichar in the coffeeshop with my limitless range remote control car” showed the car starting out its solo journey at the man’s lift, before making its way over to a nearby coffee shop.
A confused shop lady, upon spotting the car, asked around if it was there to collect food delivery orders.
Ho then spoke up from the car’s attached microphone, saying in mandarin, ”Pretty lady, I’d like to order a salted egg pork rib king rice”
“That’s all? Anything else?” she asked.
“That’s all for me,” Ho replied.
She began heading back to the kitchen, but not before one of the store staff hurriedly asked “where’s the money?”, probably realising that the robot car may be attempting to pull a fast one and eat for free.
Alas, Ho had also attached a basket to the car which contained the money for the order.
While waiting, the car then proceeded to film down the amusement of the dining patrons around it. Upon realising the ingenious setup they were witnessing, some even took out their phones and starting filming.
Eventually, the lady returns with the food and places it into the same basket. The car says goodbye, but not before thanking the girl and calling her a “美女 (beautiful lady)” one more time, before proceeding to collide into the wall nearby because its owner had accidentally switched on the “high torque” mode.
Real Smooth.
Helpful pedestrians—I mean store owners—then came to the car’s rescue and reoriented it, allowing it to return to it’s “good for nothing master” with his dinner.
When interviewed by AsiaOne, Ho shared that he first decided to use the remote-controlled car to run his errands when the recent surge of Covid-19 cases caused him to want to refrain from going outside unnecessarily.
“I am mitigating my plans of traveling out especially [to] public places where the crowds are,” he said.
He also shared that the use of remote-controlled cars to run errands are rather popular in China, and when asked about how long it took for him to create a workable prototype, Ho said it took him “a couple of months” since the parts were ordered from China and took awhile to reach him .
It Wasn’t the Car’s First Rodeo
Ho had actually first sent the car out to a nearby supermarket to buy late-night snacks—which he had also documented in a TikTok video on 15 July.
However, this trip didn’t go as smoothly, as the car couldn’t manage to reach the traffic light button, and had trouble finding a staff at the Giant supermarket to assist him in procuring the goods.
Eventually, it succeeded, and Ho’s trusted gadget brought him home the Coca Cola and Ice cream he had asked for.
Numerous netizens has since praised him in the comment section of both videos.
“This guy is living in 3022😎,” one commented.
“The next SG Elon Musk not bad,” another wrote.
So remember, the next time you see a robot car on its own, there could be free Zi Char inside.
Just kidding, please don’t steal Steven’s meals.
Besides, the car also has a built-in GPS, so it might be wiser to build your own errand-running car.
And oh, lest you’re wondering how the heck the car took the lift…Steven pressed the button for it.
It’s cheating, but hey: it’s just a few steps compared to a few minutes.
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