{"id":64497,"date":"2026-04-06T19:32:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T23:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=64497"},"modified":"2026-04-06T19:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T23:32:46","slug":"florida-polytechnic-university-officially-launched-its-autonomous-meal-delivery-service-on-march-31-2026-making-it-the-first-university-in-the-country-to-use-the-full-starship-360-suite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/04\/06\/florida-polytechnic-university-officially-launched-its-autonomous-meal-delivery-service-on-march-31-2026-making-it-the-first-university-in-the-country-to-use-the-full-starship-360-suite\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Polytechnic University officially launched its autonomous meal delivery service on March 31, 2026, making it the first university in the country to use the full “Starship 360” suite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The school partnered with Starship Technologies<\/strong> to deploy a fleet of zero-emission, AI-powered robots that can navigate sidewalks, climb curbs, and even handle Florida\u2019s frequent rain.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How the Service Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • The App:<\/strong> Students and faculty use the Starship Food Delivery app<\/strong> to place orders and “drop a pin” for their exact location on campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Fleet:<\/strong> The robots use a combination of machine learning, 12 cameras, and radar to map their surroundings to the nearest inch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Unlocking:<\/strong> When the robot arrives, the user receives an alert and uses the app to unlock the lid and retrieve their meal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Participating Restaurants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The service initially launched with three main campus hubs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Einstein Bros. Bagels<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Mosaic Caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Fire & Ash<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Why It\u2019s a Big Deal for Florida Poly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Beyond the convenience of getting a latte or burrito delivered to a lab, Florida Poly is the first in the nation<\/strong> to integrate Starship\u2019s new point-of-sale system. This connects the robots directly with the university’s dining system, allowing students to use their Phoenix Funds<\/strong> and meal exchanges just as they would at a physical kiosk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Given your interest in the local business growth and tech updates around Lakeland, this is a pretty significant milestone for the “high-tech” reputation of the university!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The school partnered with Starship Technologies to deploy a fleet of zero-emission, AI-powered robots that can navigate sidewalks, climb curbs, and even handle Florida\u2019s frequent rain. How the Service Works… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"12","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"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.59UxRIVSyAgmc327wVIPoy9mw9wgZ7DMDp4NjFBk7mQMQ"},"version":2,"media_source":"sig","attached_media":[{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/redirect\/?source=sigenerate&query=t%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGFrZWxhbmRnYXpldHRlLmluZm9cL25ld3NcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA0XC9pbWFnZXMtMS0xLndlYnAiLCJ0eHQiOiJGbG9yaWRhIFBvbHl0ZWNobmljIFVuaXZlcnNpdHkgb2ZmaWNpYWxseSBsYXVuY2hlZCBpdHMgYXV0b25vbW91cyBtZWFsIGRlbGl2ZXJ5IHNlcnZpY2Ugb24gTWFyY2ggMzEsIDIwMjYsIG1ha2luZyBpdCB0aGUgZmlyc3QgdW5pdmVyc2l0eSBpbiB0aGUgY291bnRyeSB0byB1c2UgdGhlIGZ1bGwgXCJTdGFyc2hpcCAzNjBcIiBzdWl0ZSIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZG9pcyIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoxNjMwNDA2NjF9.d-GNQZqeSk5pQy2ZY5GVPFvsZ3HGyi7qnjoyGtrB5KAMQ","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[13094,14305,14306],"class_list":["post-64497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news","tag-13094","tag-florida-polytechnic-university-officially-launched-its-autonomous-meal-delivery-service-on-march-31","tag-making-it-the-first-university-in-the-country-to-use-the-full-starship-360-suite"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64499,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64497\/revisions\/64499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}