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Posts tagged Autonomous deliveries

Chipotle teams with autonomous delivery firm Zipline to fly orders to customers in greater Dallas

Chipotle teams with autonomous delivery firm Zipline to fly orders to customers in greater Dallas

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DronesStaff WriterAugust 22, 2025Chipotle, Zipline, Autonomous deliveries, Drones, Drone deliveries, US retail, 2025 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Starship Technologies autonomous food delivery robots rolling onto Old Dominion University campus

Starship Technologies autonomous food delivery robots rolling onto Old Dominion University campus

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Robot deliveryStaff WriterAugust 6, 2025Starship Technologies, Grubhub, Robots, Robot deliveries, Food delivery, US retail, Students, Old Dominion University, Autonomous deliveries, 2025 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Starship Technologies agrees tie up with Swedish firm foodora for fast home delivery

Starship Technologies agrees tie up with Swedish firm foodora for fast home delivery

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Autonomous deliveryStaff WriterMarch 14, 2025Starship Technologies, foodora, Food delivery, Sweden, Rapid delivery, Autonomous deliveries, Robots, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Quick commerceComment

DPD lays claim to UK first as company launches autonomous ‘locker on wheels' robot deliveries

DPD lays claim to UK first as company launches autonomous ‘locker on wheels' robot deliveries

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Autonomous deliveryStaff WriterNovember 12, 2024DPD, Robot deliveries, Robots, Autonomous deliveries, Ottobot, Online delivery, UK, OttonomyComment

Geopost owned DPD announces Lincoln as fourth location for UK autonomous robot deliveries

Geopost owned DPD announces Lincoln as fourth location for UK autonomous robot deliveries

Robot deliveryStaff WriterSeptember 25, 2024Geopost, DPD, Robots, Autonomous deliveries, Robot deliveries, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Lincoln, UK retail, Online delivery, Parcel deliveryComment

Vayu Robotics claims a first with debut of on-road delivery robot and inks deal with major e-commerce player

Vayu Robotics claims a first with debut of on-road delivery robot and inks deal with major e-commerce player

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Autonomous deliveryStaff WriterJuly 23, 2024Vayu Robotics, Autonomous deliveries, Robots, Online delivery, AI, Robotics, E-commerceComment

Serve Robotics expands Los Angeles robotic delivery and extends lidar supply agreement with Ouster

Serve Robotics expands Los Angeles robotic delivery and extends lidar supply agreement with Ouster

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Robotic deliveryStaff WriterJune 28, 2024Serve Robotics, Los Angeles, Robots, Robotic delivery, lidar, Ouster, Uber Eats, Food delivery, Autonomous deliveriesComment

Serve Robotics integrates DriveU.auto connectivity platform as it looks to rapidly scale thousands of delivery robots

Serve Robotics integrates DriveU.auto connectivity platform as it looks to rapidly scale thousands of delivery robots

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Autonomous deliveryStaff WriterJune 4, 2024DriveU.auto, Serve Robotics, Robots, Autonomous deliveries, Robot deliveriesComment

S-Group expands eco-friendly robot delivery offering in Finland via Starship Technologies partnership

S-Group expands eco-friendly robot delivery offering in Finland via Starship Technologies partnership

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Robot deliveryStaff WriterMay 1, 2024S-Group, Finland, Starship Technologies, Robot deliveries, Autonomous deliveries, Food delivery, Green retailComment

Focus on mental health as Nickelytics and Starship Technologies tie up launches at two US campuses

Focus on mental health as Nickelytics and Starship Technologies tie up launches at two US campuses

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Autonomous deliveryStaff WriterMarch 29, 2024Nickelytics, Starship Technologies, Universities, Students, AdTech, Autonomous deliveries, Robots, Mental health, InclusionComment

Robot delivery specialist Starship Technologies raises $90 million and reveals global expansion plans

Robot delivery specialist Starship Technologies raises $90 million and reveals global expansion plans

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Funding newsStaff WriterFebruary 6, 2024Starship Technologies, Plural, Iconical, Robot deliveries, Last mile delivery, Food delivery, Autonomous deliveries, Funding news, Funding roundsComment

Sandra Beaumont steps into role of Senior Director of Business Development for Europe at Starship Technologies

Sandra Beaumont steps into role of Senior Director of Business Development for Europe at Starship Technologies

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AppointmentsStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2024Sandra Beaumont, Starship Technologies, Robots, Autonomous deliveries, AppointmentsComment

Starship Technologies suspends Oregon State University robot delivery service after bomb threat prank

Starship Technologies suspends Oregon State University robot delivery service after bomb threat prank

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Robot deliveryStaff WriterOctober 25, 2023Starship Technologies, Universities, US retail, Robot deliveries, Autonomous deliveries, Oregon State University, The University of Akron, Social media, Food deliveryComment

Starship Technologies launches autonomous delivery service at The University of Akron

Starship Technologies launches autonomous delivery service at The University of Akron

Robot deliveryStaff WriterOctober 19, 2023The University of Akron, Starship Technologies, Robots, Robot delivery, Autonomous deliveries, Universities, US retail, AramarkComment

Starship Technologies launches robotic food delivery service at Wichita State University

Starship Technologies launches robotic food delivery service at Wichita State University

Robot deliveryStaff WriterAugust 15, 2023Starship Technologies, Wichita State University, US retail, Universities, Food delivery, Robot delivery, Autonomous deliveriesComment

Serve Robotics announces go public move as startup secures $30 million investment

Serve Robotics announces go public move as startup secures $30 million investment

Funding newsStaff WriterAugust 10, 2023Serve Robotics, Uber Eats, Robotic delivery, Autonomous deliveries, Startups, Funding news, Funding rounds, Uber, Patricia Acquisition Corp, AIComment

DPD to roll-out Cartken robot deliveries to ten UK towns and cities following Milton Keynes trial

DPD to roll-out Cartken robot deliveries to ten UK towns and cities following Milton Keynes trial

Robot deliveryStaff WriterJuly 3, 2023DPD, Cartken, Robot deliveries, Autonomous deliveries, Robots, UK retail, Parcel delivery, Online deilvery, UKComment

Serve Robotics set to deploy 2,000 autonomous sidewalk delivery robots on Uber Eats platform

Serve Robotics set to deploy 2,000 autonomous sidewalk delivery robots on Uber Eats platform

Robot deliveryStaff WriterMay 31, 2023Serve Robotics, Uber, Uber Eats, US retail, Food delivery, Autonomous deliveries, Robot deliveries, RestaurantsComment

Kodiak Robotics and C.R. England launch autonomous deliveries of Tyson Foods protein products

Kodiak Robotics and C.R. England launch autonomous deliveries of Tyson Foods protein products

Autonomous deliveryStaff WriterApril 24, 2023Kodiak Robotics, C.R. England, Tyson Foods, Self-driving vehicles, Autonomous deliveriesComment

Starship Technologies robot food delivery service launches at the University of Notre Dame

Starship Technologies robot food delivery service launches at the University of Notre Dame

Robot deliveryStaff WriterFebruary 9, 2023The University of Notre Dame, Grubhub, Starship Technologies, Robot delivery, Autonomous deliveries, Universities, Food delivery, RobotsComment