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Condolences for all you Frisco Fans
But can you believe that a team that wasn't above .500 for the whole (shortened) season made it to the postseason? The Brewers
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Food, grocery delivery robots slated to launch soon in Frisco
By William C. Wadsack | 8:40 PM May 5, 2020
Frisco residents could soon have food and groceries delivered by autonomous robots.
Starship Technologies presented information during the Frisco City Council's work session May 5 on the company’s plans to contract with several local merchants to offer deliveries through its robots.
“We've identified the intersection around Main and Teel [streets] as probably where we're going to start,” Starship Director of Sales Robert Buehler said. “Vendors that have expressed interest include Fuzzy’s Tacos, Kpop Burger, Hareli Fresh Market, Kroger, Chicken Express [and] Hurts Donut—those sorts of restaurants and grocers in that area.”
Buehler said Starship Technologies was started in 2014 by the founders of the digital technology app Skype. About 100 engineers are working on the delivery robot project, which has done more than 150,000 deliveries, he said.
“Our focus for the last couple years has been deploying this at universities,” Buehler said, noting the service is offered at The University of Texas at Dallas. “With the pandemic, a lot of campuses have emptied out of students. So we have accelerated our long-term plans, which is to offer neighborhood deliveries.”
https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/frisco/government/2020/05/05/food-grocery-delivery-robots-slated-to-launch-soon-in-frisco/
By William C. Wadsack | 8:40 PM May 5, 2020
Frisco residents could soon have food and groceries delivered by autonomous robots.
Starship Technologies presented information during the Frisco City Council's work session May 5 on the company’s plans to contract with several local merchants to offer deliveries through its robots.
“We've identified the intersection around Main and Teel [streets] as probably where we're going to start,” Starship Director of Sales Robert Buehler said. “Vendors that have expressed interest include Fuzzy’s Tacos, Kpop Burger, Hareli Fresh Market, Kroger, Chicken Express [and] Hurts Donut—those sorts of restaurants and grocers in that area.”
Buehler said Starship Technologies was started in 2014 by the founders of the digital technology app Skype. About 100 engineers are working on the delivery robot project, which has done more than 150,000 deliveries, he said.
“Our focus for the last couple years has been deploying this at universities,” Buehler said, noting the service is offered at The University of Texas at Dallas. “With the pandemic, a lot of campuses have emptied out of students. So we have accelerated our long-term plans, which is to offer neighborhood deliveries.”
https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/frisco/government/2020/05/05/food-grocery-delivery-robots-slated-to-launch-soon-in-frisco/
