ESPROS chips in use in Starship Technologies' delivery robots - The Robot Report

"The future of delivery, today: this is our bold promise," says Lauri Vain (VP of Engineering at Starship), adding, "With a combination of mobile technology, our global fleet of autonomous robots, and partnerships with stores and restaurants, we are helping to make the local delivery industry faster, cleaner, smarter and more cost-efficient, and we are very excited about our partnership with ESPROS and its unique chip technology." Starship Technologies is based in San Francisco with its main engineering office in Estonia. Starship's sidewalk delivery robots travel up to 4 mph (6.4 kph) and weighs around 80 lbs (176 kg). They can carry around 20 lbs (44 kg) at a time. The robots uses a mixture of computer vision and GPS to know its location.