Robotic Delivery of Food on Campuses

21 October 2021 by April Chepovskygold Harvey, J.D., R.N., U.S. Editor

AgTech

Robots are being used on campuses in the United States. Parcels, food delivery and groceries can be taken by 100 pound robots owned by Starship. They are used at a variety of stores to deliver in places like UCLA where I recently visited and have been increasingly used on campuses throughout the U.S.A. They operate at a fraction of the cost of normal delivery .

The items are delivered at the time the customer requests by way of a mobile app.

They navigate around people and objects.

The robots are electrically powered so they are green and clean.

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