While perhaps not quite as empathy-inducing, Starship Technologies deliveryrobotsare decidedly more reminiscent of the latter.

They can also navigate challenging situations and obstacles such snow and challenging terrain.

Since their introduction, the company says the 99%autonomous robots have completed over six million deliveries.

Starship Technologies raises $90M to roll out delivery droids

Autonomous deliveries from Tallinn to the world

Starship Technologies was founded in 2014 in Estonia.

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With this recent funding round, Starship Technologies has now raised $230mn in total.

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Throw in some R2-D2 sound effects and we might order stuff delivered just for the sake of it.

Story byLinnea Ahlgren

Linnea is the senior editor at TNW, having joined in April 2023.

Dabbles in gaming and fitness wearables.

Girl picking up delivery from Starship technologies robot

But first, coffee.

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