Starship Technologies has announced the rollout of its robot delivery service in central Milton Keynes (MK).

The expansion was prompted by demand for the company’s service in other areas across MK - including Monkston, Emerson Valley and Bletchley - and is the first time that robot delivery has been made available in the centre of a UK town.

Since April 2018, Starship has made over 100,000 deliveries across MK. Using the Starship deliveries app, a resident or worker can order food and drink to be delivered from some of the most popular brands in the town.

The mayor of Milton Keynes, councillor Sam Crooks, said: “The robots have become an iconic sight in the town and everyone’s excited at the prospect of them delivering in the town centre – for the 180,000 people who work in the centre of MK, this means that they can get their lunch delivered to them conveniently, saving them time during their working day.

“We’re living in an era where we are more conscious about the individual effect we’re having on the environment, and the centre of MK can get very congested,” he continued. “Hopefully this new service will ease congestion in the centre and make it that bit more environmentally-friendly, whilst giving workers the opportunity to experience robot delivery in a town on the front line of new technological advancements.”

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