Residents of Milton Keynes have been warned to keep a lookout from today for a number of robots disguised as Halloween pumpkins, making spooky grocery deliveries across local neighbourhoods while singing the theme tune from Ghostbusters!
The ‘PumpkinBots’ from Starship Technologies are making deliveries via the Starship Food Delivery app, which is available on iOS and Android.
Numerous sightings have already been reported, but many PumpkinBots have escaped and remain unaccounted for. Starship Technologies is offering a reward for anyone who can spot one of the fleeing PumpkinBots and help ensure its safe return.
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Henry Harris-Burland, VP of Marketing at Starship Technologies, said: “Late last week several robots slipped off their charging cables during a routine safety update on a stormy night and travelled out into the wild. But unlike all other Starship robots we’re unable to track these ones to the nearest inch, so we’re appealing to the public to help us locate them.”
“We received a terrifying grocery delivery from a PumpkinBot last night," one resident said, "My kids loved it and had a little dance to the Addams Family music with it. It really put us in the mood for Halloween!"
Henry added: “Joking aside, we want people to enjoy some fun with the robots and celebrate Halloween, so Starship is offering a reward to anyone who spots one of our elusive PumpkinBots,"
"We’re giving away a free robot delivery promo code to anyone who reports a sighting in their neighbourhood and shares a photo to prove the discovery in their local Starship Facebook group (‘MK - Starship Deliveries’) with the hashtag #pumpkinbot. Happy Halloween hunting!”
