# Starship Bot at Fairfax, Virginia, USA (George Mason University): deployment

Canonical ID: `1eb1a81e-6c11-45d8-9ead-24f4018564cf`

Starship partnered with Sodexo to launch robot food delivery at George Mason University in Jan 2019. Fleet of 25 robots at launch — largest autonomous delivery on a university campus at that time.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** starship-george-mason-university-virginia
- **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, Virginia, USA (George Mason University)](/locations/fairfax-virginia-usa-gmu.md) (id: `c92031fd-0063-4e65-92b2-75540c4094bb`)
- **First seen:** 2019-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Technologies

## 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, Virginia, USA (George Mason University)?

Starship Bot, built by Starship Technologies, is recorded as a deployment at Fairfax, Virginia, USA (George Mason University) on the DEPLOY registry. Starship Technologies operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Starship Bot at Fairfax, Virginia, USA (George Mason University)?

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, Virginia, USA (George Mason University) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Starship Bot deployment at Fairfax, Virginia, USA (George Mason University)?

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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