Starship

Starship delivery robots are designed and manufactured by Starship Technologies, an Estonian/US company that launched in 2017 and operates in Estonia, Finland, Germany, UK, USA and other countries, often in partnership with local supermakets and logistics companies.  

Starship robots can travel at a max speed of 6 kilometres per hour (3.7 mph) and use AI, machine learning, cameras, ultrasound, radar, sensors and GPS to travel along pavements and cross streets.

The company says its robots are now "99 percent autonomous" and in Mafch 2022 told Nordic Ninja VC that Starship’s delivery costs are now lower than the human equivalent.

Delivery robot

A delivery robot is an autonomous robot that provides "last mile" delivery services.

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Starship Technologies is seen to have a number of transparency and accountability limitations: 

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Starship delivery robots have been known to collide with pedestrians, cars and trains, get lost, or take too much time to make deliveries, resulting in physical damage, the delay of public services, legal liability issues, distress and anger, and concerns about their impact on jobs.

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Type: System
Published: December 2021
Last updated: August 2024