Starship Technologies Delivery Robot
Starship · EE
Starship Technologies（2014年エストニア・タリン創業、事業本部は米サンフランシスコ）が開発した6輪電動の歩道配送ロボット。施錠・断熱された荷室に最大10kg（買い物袋3袋相当）を積載し、歩行者並みの6km/hで店舗から約2マイル圏内を走行、1回の充電で最長18時間稼働する。OEMは2018年以降レベル4自律走行・99%超の自律率を主張し、3,000台超のフリートで8か国・累計1,000万件以上の配送を達成している。
Specs
| Launch year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| MTOW | 38 kg |
| Payload | 10 kg |
| Endurance | 18 h |
| Speed | 6 km/h |
| Propulsion | Six-wheel electric drive powered by a proprietary battery pack (1,260 Wh per OEM industrial spec sheet); supports wireless inductive charging pads at select sites. |
| Comm | 12 cameras (stereo and time-of-flight, incl. ESPROS epc660 ToF), radar, ultrasonic sensors, GPS, IMU |
| Price | ~USD 5,500 (2018) |
| Price notes | approx. USD 5,500 per robot (2018, OEM staff statement); target USD 2,250. Figure cited by Starship's Head of Data at a 2018 London AI conference (Sifted). Starship sells delivery-as-a-service (per-delivery / subscription), not robots outright; current unit cost undisclosed. |
Suppliers
- ESPROS Photonics Corporation (CH): image_sensor: epc660
- TEAL Communications (US): rf
Sources
- https://www.starship.xyz/our-robots/
- https://www.starship.xyz/faq/
- https://starshipdeliveries.com/industry/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/espros-chips-in-use-in-starship-technologies-delivery-robots/
- https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/12/07/2569051/0/en/Starship-Technologies-Partners-With-TEAL-to-Improve-the-Reliability-of-Delivery-Robots-on-College-and-Corporate-Campuses.html