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☆ An Oregon State University bomb threat involving food delivery robots had some students feeling sympathy — for the machines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Oregon State University issued a safety bulletin telling students to "avoid all robots" on campus. The company who makes the robots told Insider that the chaos was the result of a student prank. The person who made the bomb threat was apprehended, an OSU spokesperson told Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementOregon State University students and faculty got a taste of what a robot revolution would feel like on Tuesday after panic ensued over a fake bomb threat involving tiny autonomous food delivery vehicles. Urgent OSU Alert: Bomb Threat in Starship food delivery robots.

Persons: —, James Cameron Organizations: Oregon State University, OSU, Service, State University, — Oregon State University, school's Department of Public Safety, Starship Technologies

☆ Estonia's Bolt, Starship in food delivery robot deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

STOCKHOLM, June 21 (Reuters) - Estonian ride-hailing and food delivery startup Bolt on Wednesday said it has signed a partnership with robotics firm Starship Technologies aiming to have thousands of robots delivering food across multiple countries, starting this year. With this partnership, Starship will gain access to Bolt's more than 100 million customers in over 45 countries and 500 cities. Bolt expects delivery using robots to ultimately increase its profitability per delivery. Former Skype co-founders launched Starship in 2014 and started testing their self-driving delivery robots in London. Since then its six-wheel robots have been operational in more than 50 service areas for last-mile delivery of food, groceries, and small packages.

Persons: Supantha Mukherjee, Jason Neely Organizations: Technologies, Skype, Thomson Locations: STOCKHOLM, Estonia, London, Stockholm

☆ European Uber rival Bolt will deliver food to your door via self-driving robots
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bolt is set to launch food delivery via robot in partnership with the robotics firm Starship Technologies. Estonian ride-hailing firm Bolt says it will begin delivering food to people's doors from a fleet of self-driving robots through a partnership with robotics firm Starship Technologies. The company said it would start offering online food deliveries in its home city of Tallinn later this year in an initial rollout of Starship's robots, which are roughly the size of a suitcase. "Starship offers a smart and much-loved service that has proven itself over the past five years and we're excited to introduce this service to more people." The company has since expanded into several other lines of business, including online food and grocery delivery and e-scooters.

Persons: Bolt, Markus Villig, Uber Organizations: Technologies Locations: Estonian, Tallinn, U.S

☆ This startup just hired a former DoorDash exec to bring robotic restaurant delivery to the masses
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

When it comes to amassing a large food-delivery footprint, the startup has hired a ringer in the delivery sector — the former DoorDash executive Prahar Shah. Serve's robots have the potential to be ubiquitous in our everyday lives, he said. This is "very similar to part of the playbook that we ran at DoorDash," Shah said. Most of Serve's restaurant partnerships have been with local restaurants in Los Angeles, such as Bossa Nova and Lala's Grill. As he approaches restaurant chains in his new role, he said most understand the necessity of automation.

☆ A video shows a food-delivery robot scooting its way under police tape and into a crime scene
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Katie Canales | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A video posted online shows a robot courier moving under police tape and into an active crime scene. "It's so funny looking at the cops looking at that thing," someone can be heard saying in the video. Footage posted online Tuesday shows a food-delivery robot crossing underneath police tape in Los Angeles and into a crime scene. The two videos posted show the robot approaching the first line of caution tape, where it appears journalists are positioned to cover the active crime scene. The last video shows the courier scooting away from the crime scene along the sidewalk.

☆ From Boeing Starliner to Goodyear Tesla tire, 3-D printing is becoming manufacturing reality
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-31 | by ( Rebecca Fannin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Currently, about 2% of its production is through additive manufacturing and more integration into the mix is in sight. 3-D printing is not for every job. Prices for industrial 3-D printing machines can vary from $25,000 to $500,000 and up to $1 million for huge systems. But stock market reception of 3-D printing as a pure-play investment theme has not been good in recent years. Pivoting to 3-D printing was the company's "Kodak moment," said owner and president Mark Lamoncha.

Researchers have built autonomous delivery robots that can climb stairs. Delivery companies are always on the lookout for the next big innovation in the sector. Some big names have also developed their own autonomous delivery robots, like Alibaba, whose robots are becoming ever more prominent in daily life in China. These robots will be used for last mile delivery and will start operating in a pilot phase this year in Esplugues de Llobregat (Spain), Hamburg (Germany), and Debrecen (Hungary). These autonomous delivery vehicles would represent "a significant reallocation of the carrier's costs and would make the service more economical and efficient than with conventional vehicles," it continues.

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