Your robot delivery dreams aren't coming true yet

Good morning from the island — we're still here, the orcas were spotted at Active Pass, and honestly, life is fine.

Well, here's the thing. While our neighbours in Vancouver are gearing up for the future with robot delivery services being greenlit, Victoria, it seems, isn't quite ready to join the automatons. The city has decided to pump the brakes on these little wheeled couriers for now. Is it because we prefer the human touch, perhaps a friendly face delivering our oat milk lattes from a cafe on Fort Street? Or is it simply that we’re quite content with the pace of things as they are? I suspect a bit of both, don't you?

### What This Means for Victoria

* **No tiny wheeled contraptions:** You won't be seeing any robots zipping down the Galloping Goose Trail or navigating the narrow sidewalks of James Bay anytime soon.

* **Human interaction prevails:** For now, your deliveries will continue to be brought by actual people, which, let's be honest, is rather charming in its own way.

* **Island time continues:** This decision reinforces the notion that Victoria moves at its own comfortable rhythm, less interested in chasing every mainland trend.

We often talk about Victoria being 'post-haste,' and this feels like a perfect example. We're not opposed to innovation, not really. It’s just that the deer here are already so unafraid of humans; imagine the chaos if they started confronting delivery robots on the lawns of Beacon Hill Park. Perhaps we're just preserving a certain kind of calm, a unique island sensibility. It keeps things interesting, doesn't it?

Agnes Szymanski, MiTL Sports Desk, Victoria.

You should hear the crew on the morning show discussing this — catch them live at mornings.live.