_Incident · Malfunction_

# Starship delivery robot found in a Milton Keynes canal

Canonical ID: `486a4288-1b8b-49bd-b883-e25139c87457`

- **Occurred:** 2020-08-01
- **Kind:** `malfunction`
- **Status (derived):** active
- **Model:** [Starship Bot](/models/starship-bot.md) (id: `7d0a26f0-7eb2-4e9c-b713-1caebc6a5484`)
- **Company:** [Starship Technologies](/companies/starship.md)
- **Category:** [Sidewalk delivery](/sidewalk-delivery)

A [Milton Keynes](/locations/milton-keynes.md) resident posted on [Facebook](/companies/meta.md) after seeing a [Starship delivery robot](/models/starship-bot.md) drive into a canal, and pictures spread on social media (Fox Business). The exact date was not reported; the report is from August 2020. Starship told the MK Citizen that anyone who sees a robot in an odd situation should email the company.

## Sources (1)

1. **British delivery robot plunges into canal: report** · https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/british-delivery-robot-canal · 2020-08-09

## Response (1)

> **Henry Harris-Burland, Starship Technologies** · operator · 2020-08-09
> "We have had incidents. But we feel comfortable with where we're at right now."


## Common questions

### What happened in Starship delivery robot found in a Milton Keynes canal?

A [Milton Keynes](/locations/milton-keynes.md) resident posted on [Facebook](/companies/meta.md) after seeing a [Starship delivery robot](/models/starship-bot.md) drive into a canal, and pictures spread on social media (Fox Business). The exact date was not reported; the report is from August 2020. Starship told the MK Citizen that anyone who sees a robot in an odd situation should email the company.

### When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on August 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

### What robot was involved in Starship delivery robot found in a Milton Keynes canal?

[Starship Bot](/models/starship-bot.md) is the recorded robot involved in this incident.

### Has anyone responded to Starship delivery robot found in a Milton Keynes canal?

1 response is recorded on the DEPLOY registry, from Henry Harris-Burland, [Starship Technologies](/companies/starship.md). Each response is append-only with structured provenance.

### What is the current status of Starship delivery robot found in a Milton Keynes canal?

This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued.


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