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Uber Eats and Starship delivery robots arrive in Sheffield following roll-out in Leeds last year

Uber Eats and Starship delivery robots arrive in Sheffield following roll-out in Leeds last year

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RobotsStaff WriterMarch 25, 2026Uber Eats, Starship Technologies, Robot deliveries, Robots, 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards, Autonomous deliveriesComment

Starship Technologies veteran Sandra Beaumont exits after a decade of delivery robots

Starship Technologies veteran Sandra Beaumont exits after a decade of delivery robots

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On the moveStaff WriterDecember 22, 2025Sandra Beaumont, Eolo Toys, On the move, Appointments, Robot deliveries, 2025 RTiH Innovation AwardsComment

Uber Eats and Starship Technologies team up to bring robot deliveries to people of Leeds

Uber Eats and Starship Technologies team up to bring robot deliveries to people of Leeds

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RobotsStaff WriterDecember 11, 2025Leeds, Uber Eats, Starship Technologies, Robot deliveries, On demand delivery, 2025 RTiH Innovation Awards, RobotsComment

Starship Technologies lands $50m Series C with focus on US city autonomous deliveries

Starship Technologies lands $50m Series C with focus on US city autonomous deliveries

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Funding newsStaff WriterOctober 16, 2025Starship Technologies, Robot deliveries, Autonomous deliveries, Funding news, Funding rounds, 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

DoorDash and Coco ramp up partnership with US sidewalk robot delivery launch following Wolt pilot

DoorDash and Coco ramp up partnership with US sidewalk robot delivery launch following Wolt pilot

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Robot deliveryStaff WriterApril 11, 2025DoorDash, Coco Robotics, Robot deliveries, Wolt, Robots, US retail, 2025 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Retail technology innovation of the week: parcel delivery firm DPD starts deploying locker robots in UK

Retail technology innovation of the week: parcel delivery firm DPD starts deploying locker robots in UK

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Retail innovationStaff WriterNovember 15, 2024Retail technology innovation of the week, DPD, Parcel delivery, Online delivery, 3D Cloud, Robots, Robot deliveries, Retail innovationComment

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

DIY retailer B&Q hooks up with courier DPD to test out autonomous robot deliveries service in Milton Keynes

DIY retailer B&Q hooks up with courier DPD to test out autonomous robot deliveries service in Milton Keynes

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RobotsStaff WriterAugust 2, 2024B&Q, DPD, Milton Keynes, Robot deliveries, Online deliveries, Home deliveries, Robots, 2024 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Oxford Analytica study: Starship delivery robots could cut over 40,000 tons of CO2 by 2030

Oxford Analytica study: Starship delivery robots could cut over 40,000 tons of CO2 by 2030

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Robot deliveryStaff WriterJune 24, 2024Starship Technologies, Oxford Analytica, Robots, Robot deliveries, Last mile delivery, Sustainable retail, Green retailComment

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

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

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

Grubhub tie up sees Cartken robots deliver 50,000+ orders to students at the University of Arizona

Grubhub tie up sees Cartken robots deliver 50,000+ orders to students at the University of Arizona

Robot deliveryStaff WriterAugust 25, 2023Cartken, Grubhub, University of Arizona, Robot deliveries, Robots, Food delivery, Students, Universities, US retail, Autonomous deliveryComment

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

Starship Technologies talks ethical last mile, carbon reduction and regulation with Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh

Starship Technologies talks ethical last mile, carbon reduction and regulation with Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh

Robot deliveryStaff WriterJuly 3, 2023Starship Technologies, Louise Haigh, Helen Hayden, Co-op, Robots, Robot deliveries, Grocery delivery, Labour Party, Last mile delivery, Regulation, Green retailComment

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

S Group and Starship Technologies team up to launch robot grocery deliveries in Finland

S Group and Starship Technologies team up to launch robot grocery deliveries in Finland

Robot deliveryStaff WriterMay 3, 2023S-kaupat, Starship Technologies, Grocery delivery, Robot deliveries, Finland, S Group, Rapid deliveryComment