# Starship Bot at Arlington: deployment

Canonical ID: `c7ecf529-58d3-4c4a-a99d-83a8563d7d0e`

[Starship Technologies](/companies/starship.md) deployed approximately 25 autonomous delivery robots in [Arlington](/locations/arlington.md), Virginia, delivering pizza, donuts, coffee, and food from the dining hall for $1.99 per delivery. The Arlington deployment was part of Starship's expansion into the DC metro area, enabled by Virginia's state-wide sidewalk delivery device legislation.

## Key facts

- **Fleet size:** ~25 robots
- **Delivery fee:** $1.99 per delivery

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-24_

- **Slug:** starship-bot-arlington-va
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Starship Bot](/models/starship-bot.md) (id: `7d0a26f0-7eb2-4e9c-b713-1caebc6a5484`)
- **Category:** [Sidewalk delivery](/sidewalk-delivery)
- **Company:** [Starship Technologies](/companies/starship.md) (id: `9fa14702-0c5f-4c07-a300-79665ed32dd9`)
- **Location:** [Arlington](/locations/united-states/texas/arlington.md) (id: `4f5cb5e2-c926-4e32-b8c7-30fc05a63e01`)
- **First seen:** 2020-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.facebook.com/fox5dc/posts/food-delivery-robots-are-now-making-their-way-around-the-streets-of-arlington-vi/1483720227125866/

## Verified answers

- [Where do delivery robots operate?](/where-do-delivery-robots-operate.md)
- [Sidewalk robot laws: every US state and major market](/sidewalk-robot-laws.md)
- [Delivery robot specs compared](/delivery-robot-specs-compared.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Starship Bot deployment at Arlington?

Starship Bot, built by Starship Technologies, is recorded as a deployment at Arlington on the DEPLOY registry. Starship Technologies operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Starship Bot at Arlington?

Starship Technologies, the manufacturer of Starship Bot, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Starship Bot deployment at Arlington go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Starship Bot deployment at Arlington?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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