{"id":607514,"date":"2024-02-06T03:01:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T00:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/starship-technologies-raises-90m-to-roll-out-delivery-droids\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T03:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T00:01:14","slug":"starship-technologies-raises-90m-to-roll-out-delivery-droids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/starship-technologies-raises-90m-to-roll-out-delivery-droids\/","title":{"rendered":"#Starship Technologies raises $90M to roll out delivery droids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a360d9fc36c2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a360d9fc36c2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/starship-technologies-raises-90m-to-roll-out-delivery-droids\/#Autonomous_deliveries_from_Tallinn_to_the_world\" >Autonomous deliveries from Tallinn to the world<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Autonomous delivery startup Starship Technologies announced today it had raised $90mn on its mission to \u201cmake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> fiction a reality\u201d and roll out its self-driving robots across streets in Europe and the US.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are sci-fi scenarios where robots turn on their makers, hunt them down, and initiate either the enslavement or the extinction of humanity. Then there are the R2-D2s and the BB8s of the genre \u2014 resourceful droid helpers that somehow manage to tug on our heartstrings nearly as much as a Pixar puppy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While perhaps not quite as empathy-inducing, Starship Technologies\u2019 delivery robots are decidedly more reminiscent of the latter. They are designed to deliver food, groceries, and packages locally, serving the \u201clast-mile\u201d and on-demand segment of delivery supply chains. They can also navigate challenging situations and obstacles such snow and challenging terrain. Since their introduction, the company says the \u201c99% autonomous\u201d robots have completed over six million deliveries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Autonomous_deliveries_from_Tallinn_to_the_world\"><\/span>Autonomous deliveries from Tallinn to the world<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starship Technologies was founded in 2014 in Estonia. The company\u2019s robots now exist in 80 different locations across the globe, including the UK, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, and the US. The company recently <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">partnered with ride-hailing unicorn Bolt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to deliver food to customers in its hometown of Tallinn, with plans to roll out thousands of units together in other countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is now looking to expand even further, thanks to the fresh batch of funding led by Plural and Iconical. This includes rolling out a first-of-its-kind wireless charging solution, recently introduced at George Mason University in Virginia, and its Delivery as a Service (DaaS) product, which sees Starship robots integrate into the delivery infrastructure of its partners. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1403600 js-lazy\" alt=\"Girl picking up delivery from Starship technologies robot \" width=\"1640\" height=\"1093\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289.jpeg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-796x531.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-1592x1061.jpeg 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fecosystems%2F2024%2F02%2F06%2Fstarlight-technologies-90m-funding-delivery-droids%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The robots can run for 18 hours on a full charge. Credit: Starship Technologies\" data-title=\"Share The robots can run for 18 hours on a full charge. Credit: Starship Technologies on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The robots can run for 18 hours on a full charge. Credit: Starship Technologies on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The robots can run for 18 hours on a full charge. Credit: Starship Technologies<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1403600\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289.jpeg\" alt=\"Girl picking up delivery from Starship technologies robot \" width=\"1640\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289.jpeg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-796x531.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/02\/20210707_STARSHIP-0289-1592x1061.jpeg 1592w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starship was founded by Skype co-founder Janus Friis and its chief architect Ahti Heinla, who is also the company\u2019s CEO. With this recent funding round, Starship Technologies has now raised $230mn in total. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heinla emphasises that building a company like Starship takes at least a decade of perfecting the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, streamlining operations, and reducing costs to make its offering viable and sustainable at scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNow we\u2019re ready to take on the world and with ambitions to build a category-dominating company that can change the daily lives of millions of people in thousands of locations worldwide,\u201d the co-founder added, highlighting the startup\u2019s enterprising plans for the future. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, look out for a Starship robot on a street near you in the not-too-distant future. Throw in some R2-D2 sound effects and we might order stuff delivered just for the sake of it. (Since the average delivery only requires as much energy as boiling a kettle for a single cup of tea.)\u00a0<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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