Starship Technologies
Robot types: Automation operator, Sidewalk delivery robot. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 27.0/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 3 of 7 among Sidewalk delivery companies with incidents (61 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record contains two entries: a September 2024 injury to an Arizona State University employee reportedly caused by a Starship delivery robot (severity 3), and a February 2024 incident in which a delivery robot damaged a parked car and left the scene (severity 2, malfunction). Both entries are press-driven, with no regulatory action recorded, and the seven-month interval between two distinct failure types indicates more than a single isolated event. Severity across the two entries is moderate, with one injury and one property-damage/malfunction event. The record as given documents two distinct operational failure events within one year.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Sidewalk delivery (primary), Other · Sectors: Freight and Package Transportation
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type. Listed industry was Other; RobotRisk files this company under Sidewalk delivery because that is where its documented incident risk sits.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| Sidewalk delivery robot | 100% | 3 of 6 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starship delivery robot | Sidewalk delivery robot | shipping | 2 | 27.0 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| malfunction | 1 | 50% |
| injury | 1 | 50% |
Unique incident list
2 unique incidents on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ~Jan 2024 | malfunction | Helsinki, Finland | Starship delivery robot damages parked car, leaves scene | Euro Weekly News |
| S3 | ~Sep 2023 | injury | Tempe, AZ, USA | Starship Technologies Delivery Robot Reportedly Injures Arizona State University Employee · 1 robot | The Verge |
S2 ~Jan 2024 · malfunction · Starship delivery robot damages parked car, leaves scene
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ~Jan 2024 | Starship delivery robot damages parked car, leaves scene | Euro Weekly News |
S3 ~Sep 2023 · injury · Starship Technologies Delivery Robot Reportedly Injures Arizona State University Employee
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | ~Sep 2023 | Starship Technologies Delivery Robot Reportedly Injures Arizona State University Employee | The Verge |
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