The problem
Delivery is priced like a tip jar.
A delivery app has to pay a driver for every single order — and that cost is what the customer is really covering when they see a marked‑up menu, a service fee, and a tip prompt at checkout.
Investor relations
NoTip is a no‑tipping food delivery service. Noah, our patent‑pending two‑stage robotic delivery system, is rolling in Mason, Ohio — and we’re choosing where he rolls next.
The problem
A delivery app has to pay a driver for every single order — and that cost is what the customer is really covering when they see a marked‑up menu, a service fee, and a tip prompt at checkout.
The model
NoTip is robot delivery: Noah makes the run from the shop to the door. With no driver cost to pad into the order, customers pay menu price, one flat $6 for delivery, and never a tip.
$44.46 vs $30.29 — the same Crumbl 6‑Pack through a delivery app and through NoTip. See the whole receipt →
The launch market
Noah is beta testing in Mason, in the Cincinnati area, right now. Ordering is open today through the NoTip app on iOS and Android and on the web — one account for the app and the web.
The flywheel
NoTip Loyalty members earn Miles for ordering, referring friends, nominating their town, and voting for the restaurants they miss on the Menu Board. Banked Miles will unlock special promotions and offers, and every nomination and vote tells us where Noah should roll next. Towns with loud fans move up the list.
American Entrepreneurship Today
How Stephen Burns Is Using Robotics and Electric Vehicles to Transform Food Delivery
Profile of NoTip founder Stephen Burns and the company’s autonomous last‑mile delivery model built around a flat $6 fee with no tipping.
TechBullion
The Future of Home Food Delivery Is Autonomous and a flat $6 fee: Meet NoTip and Noah the Robot
Feature on NoTip, founded by Stephen S. Burns, whose Noah robot and autonomous vehicles deliver food for a flat $6 fee, eliminating driver tips and restaurant commissions.
John Boitnott (Substack)
Can a robot cut your food delivery bill in half? This founder thinks so.
Journalist profile of Steve Burns’s NoTip, which combines autonomous vehicles and small delivery robots to bring delivery costs down to a flat $6 fee.
Local 12 (WKRC Cincinnati)
Tri-State company launches AI-powered robots for food delivery
Cincinnati TV news coverage of Mason‑based NoTip’s autonomous curb‑to‑doorstep robot delivery service, charging a flat $6 fee with no restaurant commissions.
Robotics & Automation News
NoTip launches public beta of robotic food delivery platform in Ohio
Robotics trade publication coverage of NoTip’s public beta in Mason, Ohio, using autonomous vehicles and robots to deliver meals for a flat $6 fee.
Grit Daily
Steve Burns on Reinventing Food Delivery With Physical AI
Interview with founder Steve Burns on NoTip’s “physical AI” approach, pairing electric vehicles with autonomous robots to cut food delivery costs.
Perishable News
NoTip Launches Public Beta Test of Its Robotic-Powered Food Delivery Platform
Food‑industry trade coverage of NoTip’s public beta launch in Mason, Ohio, with autonomous robots delivering for a flat $6 fee and no tipping.
PR Newswire
NoTip Launches Public Beta Test of Its Robotic-Powered Food Delivery Platform on June 17th in Mason, Ohio
Official press release announcing NoTip’s public beta launch in Mason, Ohio, with robot‑powered food delivery at a flat $6 fee, no tipping, and no hidden fees.
Yahoo Finance
NoTip Launches Public Beta Test of Its Robotic-Powered Food Delivery Platform on June 17th in Mason, Ohio
Yahoo Finance syndication of the PR Newswire launch announcement for NoTip’s public beta in Mason, Ohio.
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