N.C. A&T, Sodexo and Starship Technologies Launch State’s First Autonomous Campus Food Delivery Service
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C., October 25, 2021 – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and its food services provider, Sodexo, have partnered with Starship Technologies to roll out the university’s food delivery service via autonomous robots. A&T is the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) to partner with Starship, as well as its first partnership in North Carolina.
Starship’s fleet of 20 autonomous, on-demand robots will deliver from three campus eateries: Qdoba, 1891 Bistro and the new Paavo’s Pizza with the goal to expand additional retail locations by next spring. A&T’s students, faculty and staff can now use the Starship Food Delivery app (iOS and Android) to order food and drinks to be delivered on campus, within minutes.
"As a STEM university, A&T and Sodexo’s partnership with Starship Technologies' autonomous delivery robots falls right in line with what we are about. We are incredibly excited to provide this service to our students to help minimize wait times and do it using a real-world application of technology similar to what some of our students are studying."
The service will be free of delivery fees, which will be covered for students by the university for two years and works in conjunction with student meal plans.
“We are excited to be the first to bring this innovative service to a historically black college and university campus. The program will provide added convenience for today’s busy students and meet their increased dining expectations.”
“Everyone on campus loves the robots and looks forward to using them. They will really come in handy when the weather is bad or if you want to grab food or snacks in between classes.”
