Just Eat showed off how takeaways could be delivered in the future
The Just Eat event took place in a trendy space that is also used for music gigs.
Just Eat CEO David Buttress opened the event, claiming that technology is at the heart of everything that Just Eat does.
Fernando Fanton, chief product and technology officer of Just Eat, said that the company is looking to use technology to give customers as much choice as possible when they're making their orders.
The company wants to use these robots made by a company called Starship to deliver takeaways from restaurants to people's homes.
Up to 20 Starship robots have been trialled by Just Eat in Greenwich, South East London. Around a dozen restaurants have taken part in the trials.
Just Eat is also keeping an eye on drone developments as these could also be used to deliver food from A to B one day.
Software engineers at Just Eat have developed an application that allows customers to see menus using Microsoft's augmented reality headset, HoloLens.
The application allows you to see a table full of augmented food even though there's no food actually on the table. The HoloLens headset is retailing for $3,000 in the US but it isn't currently on sale in the UK.
Just Eat has also developed a virtual reality application for the HTC Vive headset that allows restaurant owners to quickly see where orders are coming from in their city on any given evening, alongside many other variables.
There is also a Just Eat Xbox app that allows gamers to order food from their console without ever having to put down their controller.
Just Eat has also developed an Alexa skill which allows Just Eat customers to order food with the Amazon Echo device.
Despite all these new developments, Just Eat's couriers are still a vital part of the company's business. For now, at least.
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