Partnership with Starship will see AI robot deliveries in Sheffield and Leeds begin this winter, with a European and US rollout set to follow
Delivery service Uber Eats is to begin delivering food by robots with the world-first rollout beginning in the UK this winter in partnership with AI robotic specialist Starship.
Leeds and Sheffield, in the north of the UK, will see the first streetside robots arrive this December, where they will be delivering meals in under 30 minutes for distances up to two miles.
The rollout will continue across multiple European countries in 2026 with an expansion to the US planned by 2027.
“Autonomous delivery is an exciting part of how we see the future of Uber Eats,” said Uber’s global head of autonomous, Sarfraz Maredia.
Starship’s robotic deliveries are well-established, with over 9 million deliveries completed across seven countries.
“Together, we’re building the infrastructure that will define the next generation of urban logistics,” said Ahti Heinla, co-founder and CEO of Starship Technologies.
“Uber Eats has built the world’s leading delivery platform, with the widest reach, trusted by millions across 10,000 cities. We bring scalable autonomous technology that works profitably at city scale,” he said.
Uber Eats said the collaboration means it will have proven autonomous delivery technology at a commercial scale across multiple countries.
