NHS workers use Starship Technologies robots for food delivery

Starship Technologies’ robots are delivering shopping to Milton Keynes NHS staff for free during the coronavirus outbreak.

“We want to make life a little bit easier for these people in these very, very stressful times," says Starship’s Henry Harris-Burland. "Lots of them are doing 80 hour weeks and they don't have time to go to the local grocery store, so they use our robots for their shopping. We're honoured that we can be part of that solution."

"Lots of the residents have been reaching out to us online asking us to deliver into their neighbourhood," he adds.

"We're doing everything we can as quickly as possible to expand to offer this service to more people, especially at this really important time."

The company has been operating robots in Milton Keynes since 2018. Last month, Starship Technologies launched its service in the centre of the town. 

Robots started delivering lunch to workers (using Starship’s mobile app) from such local vendors as Peels Juice Bar, Pepes Piri Piri, Bandit Street Food, Maaya Indian and Legend One Sushi Bar.

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This built on the service going live in other areas across MK, including Monkston, Emerson Valley and Bletchley, during which time Starship has worked with the likes of Tesco and Co-op. It’s the first time that robot delivery has been made available in the centre of a UK town. 

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