WINONA, Minn. — The last food-delivery robot at Winona State University has left the station. George Micalone, who oversees campus food services, confirmed that Starships Technologies of San Francisco has packed up its Winona robot to refurbish for deployment elsewhere. Micalone said campus caterer Chartwells is exploring other ways to deliver take-out meals from its Panda Express and Starbucks shops to dorms and around the neighborhood.
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Starship: “We’ve made the decision to wind down all 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. Grocery delivery is on a 10-times growth trajectory for us over the next two years. In Finland alone, roughly one in five grocery deliveries is already completed by a Starship robot.”
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