Sandra Beaumont steps into role of Senior Director of Business Development for Europe at Starship Technologies
Sandra Beaumont has taken on the role of Senior Director of Business Development for Europe at autonomous deliveries specialist Starship Technologies.
In a LinkedIn post, she said: “Looking forward to revolutionising delivery alongside our most amazing team and the coolest robots out there.”
Beaumont was previously Head of UK Business Development at the company and has spent almost eight years there.
Prior to that, she worked at Fits.Me, which is owned by Rakuten.
Avoid all robots
In October, Starship Technologies temporarily pulled its autonomous delivery service at Oregon State University (OSU) in the US, after a student sent a bomb threat related to its robots.
OSU had advised students to “not open robots. Avoid all robots until further notice. Public Safety is responding”.
In a statement posted on social media, dated 24th October, Starship said: “A student at Oregon State University sent a bomb threat, via social media, that involved our robots on the campus.”
“While the student has subsequently stated this is a joke and a prank, Starship suspended the service. Safety is of the utmost importance to us and we are cooperating with law enforcement and the university during this investigation.”
An hour or so later, it added “Local authorities have given the all clear. We expect the robots to be back in service at OSU later this afternoon.”
File under ‘bloody students!’…
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