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Starship Technologies delivery robots bring meals to Bowling Green State University campus and larger community
Robots go off campus: Expanding on a new robot delivery project with Starship Technologies, BGSU Dining by Chartwells has found a way to support the community during COVID-19 and Ohio’s stay-at-home order.
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The streets of Bowling Green University campus and surrounding community in western Ohio are nice and flat…perfect for bike riding, skateboarding…or for a fleet of robots to bring sustenance to those stuck inside.
Just before the coronavirus pandemic shut down in-person classes, BGSU Dining and Starship Technologies, a San Francisco-based company, turned a fleet of robots loose on campus to deliver meals from a variety of concepts.
Starting last week, Chartwells, BGSU and the dining team have expanded robot delivery to include parts of the city of Bowling Green.
“Because of our strong partnership with the city, the university is honored to now offer expanded robot delivery service as another option to residents during this unprecedented time,” says Michael Paulus, director of BGSU Dining.
The first deliveries into the community included Dunkin Donuts for the police and fire departments, and since the program started, families have been having fun with the robots, going out on “robot safaris” to find them around town. Deliveries are averaging in the hundreds each day, and with every delivery, the robots learn their neighborhoods better.
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