Reward offered for anyone who spots singing robot disguised as pumpkin in Milton Keynes

Starship Technologies bosses are offering a treat to anybody who spots one of their Halloween ‘PumpkinBots’ at large in the city.

From today (Wednesday) a number of robots disguised as pumpkins are making spooky deliveries.

"Numerous sightings have already been reported, but many PumpkinBots have escaped and remain unaccounted for,” said a company spokesman .

"Starship Technologies is offering a reward for anyone who can spot one of the fleeing PumpkinBots and help ensure its safe return,” he added.

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.”

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 with the hashtag #pumpkinbot.

"Happy Halloween hunting!”

The robots are making deliveries via the Starship Food Delivery app, which is available on iOS and Android.

Starship Technologies robots have traveled millions of miles and completed more than 3.5 million autonomous deliveries around the world