VIDEO: San Jose airport unveils robots to help passengers Robots at center of China's strategy to leapfrog rivals Robots at center of China's strategy to leapfrog rivals Robots at center of China's strategy to leapfrog rivals REDWOOD CITY (KRON)--Redwood City officials approved a pilot program this week that allows robots to deliver groceries and restaurant food to homes and businesses. Starship Technologies Inc. will launch the service with 20 robots. It will begin next month and last for nine months. Each robot is designed to carry three grocery bags and use nine on-board cameras to navigate. They travel four miles per hour and will be controlled by someone when they are crossing intersections, city officials said.