Robots delivering your food?

Published on 4 October 2025 at 22:17

Topic: Robots delivering your food?

 

📰 Short News (from The Guardian)

Ahti Heinla, co-founder of Skype, now runs a company called Starship Technologies. His company makes small delivery robots that bring food and groceries to people’s homes.

He believes robots will soon be cheaper and more reliable than human drivers, even in small towns.
So far, Starship’s robots have already made 8 million deliveries in places like the UK, Finland, and Estonia.

Heinla says: “Delivery robots will happen. It’s very clear.”

 

📚 Vocabulary Boost

  • Startup → a new business, usually in technology

  • Delivery → when food, groceries, or goods are brought to your home

  • Reliable → dependable, something you can trust

  • To thrive → to grow or succeed

💡 Takeaway

Technology is changing daily life. In the future, your takeaway food might arrive not by bicycle — but by robot.