{"id":"299731d8-c513-486e-8869-fa02e47d17f7","slug":"university-of-kentucky-x-starship","name":"University of Kentucky x Starship Technologies","partnershipType":"technology","status":"active","announcedDate":"2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z","startDate":null,"endDate":null,"summary":"On Aug 24 2021 UKNow reported Starship Technologies rolled out robot food delivery on the University of Kentucky campus, making UK one of 18 U.S. schools using the robots at that time. A fleet of 30 autonomous on-demand robots was to deliver from seven campus eateries including Starbucks, Subway, and Auntie Anne's via the Starship Food Delivery app, accepting credit cards, Plus Account, and Flex dollars, with each robot carrying up to 20 pounds. Starship SVP Ryan Tuohy and Gatton Student Center interim executive director Scott Henry are quoted. This records the 2021 campus launch announcement ([UKNow](https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-partners-starship-bring-robot-food-delivery-campus)).","sources":[{"url":"https://www.starship.xyz/","title":"University of Kentucky Starship Technologies partnership","sourceName":"Starship"},{"url":"https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-partners-starship-bring-robot-food-delivery-campus","date":"2021-08-24","title":"UK Partners With Starship to Bring Robot Food Delivery to Campus","sourceName":"UKNow"}],"verificationPosture":"reported","reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-08-22T17:39:46.758Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T18:43:00.493Z","parties":[{"id":"ba9b869c-a66c-44e8-b3ff-41a222e45b37","partnershipId":"299731d8-c513-486e-8869-fa02e47d17f7","companyId":"5cdeeec6-238e-4d78-b990-eef684459b8a","externalName":null,"role":"co_developer","createdAt":"2026-08-22T17:39:47.151Z","company":{"id":"5cdeeec6-238e-4d78-b990-eef684459b8a","slug":"university-of-kentucky","name":"University of Kentucky"}},{"id":"4bd816d2-1583-4eb9-bbab-c73c85e932a3","partnershipId":"299731d8-c513-486e-8869-fa02e47d17f7","companyId":"9fa14702-0c5f-4c07-a300-79665ed32dd9","externalName":null,"role":"co_developer","createdAt":"2026-08-22T17:39:47.544Z","company":{"id":"9fa14702-0c5f-4c07-a300-79665ed32dd9","slug":"starship","name":"Starship Technologies"}}]}