Notre Dame food delivery robots removed as Starship Technologies shifts to grocery delivery
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Jun 20, 2026 9:05 pm
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Notre Dame is ending its food delivery robot program, which began in February 2023 with 30 robots and grew to 50. Starship Technologies, the operator, is winding down U.S. campus operations to focus on retail grocery chains and hot food delivery in cities across Europe and the United States. This move is part of a broader trend of robot delivery companies leaving college campuses.
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bskyNotre Dame food delivery robots removed as Starship Technologies shifts to grocery deliveryndsmcobserver.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledWe've made the decision to wind down our U.S. campus operations as we shift our strategic focus to retail grocery chains and hot food delivery in cities across Europe and the United States
Notre Dame has housed a fleet of food-delivery robots since February 2023, when an initial batch of 30 began to whir around campus
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