Footage shows 'very entertaining' Leeds Starship Co-op delivery robots preparing orders on Adel street

The pilot scheme from robot grocery delivery app Starship had its first launch in the north at the end of November in partnership with two the Co-op and the city council.

Two Co-op stores have taken part in the scheme, allowing the “cute” little droids to delivery groceries to 20,000 residents in Adel and Tinshill.

Since then the residents have had to share the pavements and roads with the robots, which local bus driver Karen Russell-Wild said had been “very entertaining”.

She said: “I’ve seen many incidents where they have fallen over. Most people just pick them up and send them on their way or they meet another one coming towards them and they just stop.”

She said that oftentimes when the robots reach crossings drivers were unsure whether to continue and added that a blind woman who gets on her bus laughed at how her dog “doesn't know what to do with them”.

Karen also shared footage that you can view above of the robots roaming around the area and making their way back to the Co-op store on Otley Road in Adel following a good day’s work.

If you live within the radius of where the robots operate and want to try one out, you can do so by downloading the Starship app. You just have to schedule a delivery, drop a location pin to receive it and then use the access code provided to get your groceries.