# Starship Bot at Fairfax: deployment

Canonical ID: `de0e1af0-d3ea-4471-b4f7-6b5898a251b5`

[Starship Technologies](/companies/starship.md) launched autonomous robot delivery service in [Fairfax](/locations/fairfax.md) City, Virginia on April 17, 2020, with approximately 20 robots delivering food, groceries, and items from local businesses. The deployment was enabled by Virginia's pioneering state-wide legislation allowing personal delivery devices on sidewalks and shared-use paths.

## Key facts

- **Fleet size:** ~20 robots

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-24_

- **Slug:** starship-bot-fairfax-city-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:** [Fairfax](/locations/united-states/virginia/fairfax.md) (id: `e3789fe8-7366-436e-b5b4-3e7e9521b464`)
- **First seen:** 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.vendingmarketwatch.com/equipment/vending-machines/news/21134674/contactless-robot-delivery-service-starship-technologies-adds-fairfax-city-virginia-to-service-areas
2. https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/robots-deliver-food-fairfax-virginia-contactless-delivery/65-718def97-80f4-4777-bf77-0387ce635d18

## 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 Fairfax?

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

### Who operates Starship Bot at Fairfax?

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 Fairfax go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting April 17, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

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

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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