With a combination of mobile technology, autonomous robots and partnering with stores and restaurants, we make local delivery faster, smarter and more cost-efficient. A new kind of business. About starship. Open positions. The company was founded in July 2014 by two Skype co-founders, Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, with Lex Bayer joining as CEO in June 2018 from Airbnb. Starship robots are advanced devices that can carry items within a 4-mile (6km) radius. Download app. Starship robots are created and operated by Starship Technologies. With a combination of mobile technology, autonomous robots and partnerships with stores and restaurants, we make local delivery faster, smarter and more cost-efficient. The Self-Driving Delivery Robot. To date, the company's robots have operated in 20 countries and over 100 cities around the world, encountering millions of people along the way. A glimpse of a future. If you are looking for new challenges and want to work with the latest technologies, come and join a pioneering robotics technology company.