Autonomous delivery robots hit London

The streets of London will soon be home to a fleet of the world’s first autonomous delivery robots, as Starship Technologies begins trials in Greenwich.
(Credit: Starship Technologies)Set up by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, Starship has been testing its six-wheeled bots across 40 cities since the end of last year, clocking up about 5,000 miles so far without incident. The next phase of the programme will see the company team up with partners including Just Eat and Hermes t