About 1,200 orders in, the pilot has student fans, a few-dollar fee and a city council member asking what it means for delivery workers.
Case study · December 2024 · Part 1 of 3: Starship Sidewalk Robots
The university says students asked for it. What it pays, and what students pay, isn't in the release.
Case study · August 2025 · Part 2 of 3: Starship Sidewalk Robots
The company says campus work taught it to run robots at scale. At least two campuses lost service within a week of the announcement.
Case study · June 2026 · Part 3 of 3: Starship Sidewalk Robots