Marco’s Pizza Tests Self-Driving Delivery Bots
Customers of Marco’s Pizza may have their next pizza delivery arrive via robot. The 1,200-unit pizza chain is tapping Magna, a global mobility technology company, to test last-mile autonomous delivery in select locations throughout North America. “With the challenges...
Starship Delivery Robots Roll out to more Campuses with Updated Tech
As the school year approaches and students ramp up to head back to campus, so are delivery bots. Starship Technologies has announced it added additional schools to its roster, now serving 50 college campuses across the U.S Added schools include Wichita State...
Kiwibot Secures $10M in Financing to Build More Bots
Robotic delivery startup Kiwibot gears up for expansion, thanks to securing $10 million in financing from Swiss-based asset financing group Kineo Finance. In an interview with Food On Demand, Kiwibot founder and CEO Felipe Chávez, said the partnership will “take...
Starship Robots on a Roll: Orders up 72 Percent at George Mason University
George Mason University, the first U.S. college campus to offer autonomous food delivery, and Starship Technologies are celebrating four years of service and over 330,000 orders placed. The company launched the service in 2019 with a fleet of 25 robots, which has...
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