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Starship delivery robot
Starship makes small six-wheeled robots that drive along sidewalks to deliver groceries and takeaway food. They work on US university campuses and in towns and cities in Europe. Starship press release, 15 Oct 2025
- Evidence
- Company-reported only
- Human help
- None reported
- Last milestone
- 28 April 2026
01Can I get it?
Yes, in places
- Where it works today
- More than 300 locations in 8 countries, including US university campuses and towns and cities in Europe. Starship press release, 28 Apr 2026
- Published price
- No published price in our sources.
- Human help
- Starship says its robots drive themselves without active human supervision. Starship press release, 28 Apr 2026
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
Paying customers · sets the stage
Uber Eats and Starship began robot food deliveries in Leeds, England.
Starship press page, 11 Dec 2025Company-reported
03Promised vs delivered
What the maker said, and when
Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.
- Said15 Oct 2025
Over 12,000 robots by 2027
Starship said it planned to grow its fleet from more than 2,700 robots to over 12,000 by 2027. Starship press release, 15 Oct 2025
Still pendingStarship said it had more than 3,000 robots in April 2026.
- Said20 Nov 2025
Uber Eats robot deliveries in the US in 2027
Uber said its Starship robot service would reach more European markets in 2026 and the US in 2027. TechCrunch, 20 Nov 2025
Still pending
04Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
On video
What it looks like, at stage 4
Videos from the maker show the robot at its best. The stage comes from the dated record above, not from what a video shows.
Flying delivery robots before GTA 6..
Building Starship: part 3.
Building Starship: part 2. 🎞️
Building Starship: part 1.
The solution to the expensive last mile: autonomous delivery robots.
11M+ deliveries later..but where did we all really start?How we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
- 5
Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
- 4
Paying customersThis robot
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
Placed by: Uber Eats and Starship began robot food deliveries in Leeds, England (11 Dec 2025).
- 3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
- 2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
- 1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. Almost all counts come from Starship itself. We did not confirm the company's home country from a source.
Sources
- 01Starship press release, 15 Oct 2025
- 02Starship press release, 28 Apr 2026
- 03Starship press page, 11 Dec 2025
- 04TechCrunch, 20 Nov 2025
- 05TechCrunch, 5 Feb 2024
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “Starship delivery robot (Starship Technologies): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/starship-technologies. Checked 19 October 2026.
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