Delivery robots and drones are the things of science fiction, but many companies have been working slowly but surely to make a reality in recent years. However, the need for autonomous delivery methods, became even more evident last year due to Covid-19 Coronavirus. Starship was able to discern that need and implemented its fleet of robots to students on several campuses in the US. UU., And now it is expanding its operations with more robots, and more customers served.
Food delivery robots have caught the attention of the media even before the pandemic of the blow, mainly due to its novelty. In fact, Starship, began serving college students in 2019, starting with George Mason University in Virginia. Over the years, the operation has grown to include 1,000 autonomous robots to use food at 20 different campuses in 15 states.
With many companies and operations, changing systems without contact or contact, the need for these delivery systems has become even greater, and Starship is expanding its operations to serve more students throughout the nation. It is adding 85 more robots to deliver food to four additional campuses.
Starship has already begun its service at the University of Nevada, Reno and the Daytona Beach of the Aeronautical University of Embry-Riddle, Florida, with a small number of merchants and schedules. On August 16 you will see the start of operations at the University of Kentucky, while students from the University of Illinois Chicago can expect their turn from this fall. The list of participating merchants of the company includes Panda Express, Subway, Panora Pan and, of course, Starbucks.
Fully electric steel ship robots are capable of transporting a payload of 20 lbs and can travel at 4 mph. Autonomous food bots can navigate tilted curbs, but, due to their design, they can not overcome the stairs. Will not be the fastest or effective food emails, of course, but some could be fine with the compensations if that means keeping themselves to themselves themselves to themselves themselves to themselves to themselves themselves from the feared virus.
