Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.33
September 14, 2023
Time and convenience are essential for customers of quick-serve restaurants, or QSRs. Tel Aviv, Israel-based Flytrex Inc. today announced Autonomous Pickup. The company said it enables a fully autonomous delivery process—from order placement through pick-up and delivery to customers’ yards. Flytrex claimed that its new capability can cut delivery times to about five minutes from the time orders are ready, creating growth opportunities for QSRs and family-owned restaurants. “What’s so unique about this innovation is its real potential to move the needle, with more and more businesses getting on board with an undeniably seamless and cost-effective process,” stated Yariv Bash,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.30
August 29, 2023
…matter whether the job is serving food at a restaurant, helping patients at a hospital, or designing robots to go to Mars.” InOrbit offers RobOps to educators Mountain View, Calif.-based InOrbit said its RobOps platform empowers developers and end users to maximize the potential of every robot at scale. The company said its multi-cloud platform enables efficient robot operations. It also provides observability through secure, real-time analytics and data collection, robot performance monitoring, incident response, and root-cause analysis. The InOrbit Education Edition delivers key benefits to teachers and students, said InOrbit: Free forever: RobOps tools available at absolutely no cost…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.51
August 25, 2023
…perform tasks that require speed and correctness. As the restaurant industry struggles to return to pre-pandemic levels and continues to navigate workforce shortages, robotics can help to fill the gap. This project will build upon Dexai Robotics’ existing product by doubling improvement on ingredient pickup robot moving time, improving the planning time for utensil pickup, and improving on meal throughput. While the use case is focused on the food industry, the deliverables from this project could benefit the broader robotics community by increasing speed and accuracy for almost any robotic manufacturing application. Manipulating Fabric with Robots for Pick-and-Place Operations Project…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.10
July 19, 2023
…to fill in stores, but also in fast-food joints, restaurants, and grocery stores. Add an AMR into the mix, and such establishments may stay afloat, keep pace, and keep the fire going with fewer employees. In the article “Tech-enabled grocery stores: Lower costs, better experience,” writers from McKinsey & Company described the scenario well, citing examples of how AMRs are at the cusp of being a true value-add to the labor component of running a grocery chain store. “Grocers have been dabbling in robotics to manage these activities for the past several years, but two recent developments have changed the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.71
July 15, 2023
…avocados before they are hand mashed to create the restaurant's famous guacamole. The prototype, developed in collaboration with Vebu, is currently being tested at the Chipotle Cultivate Center in Irvine, Calif. Vebu worked closely with Certified Training Managers from Chipotle's restaurants to analyze the company's preparation process and identify tasks that are time consuming and less favorable among crew members. Chipotle currently has individuals dedicated to cutting, coring, and scooping avocados. On average, it takes approximately 50 minutes to make a batch of guacamole. Autocado's potential impact The Vebu team is aiming to improve the device's processing speeds, which could…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.46
June 12, 2023
…Robotics Inc.'s Servi and Servi Plus robots for the restaurant and hospitality industries. RobotLAB recently launched what it claimed was the first robotics integration franchise program. “Our expertise in integrating robots into commercial environments and Bear Robotics' state-of-the-art products make this partnership a perfect match that will enhance the restaurant and hospitality industries across the country,” said Elad Inbar, CEO of RobotLAB, in a press release. Founded in 2007, RobotLAB said it has provided thousands of robots to companies of all sizes in industries including foodservice, banking, assisted living, education, cleaning, delivery, and hospitals. The Walnut Creek, Calif.-based company said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.17
May 31, 2023
…challenges arise with robots used in healthcare settings or restaurants. Franklin echoed Prather's sentiment. “Robots have begun to move out of where they have been for the past few decades, which was manufacturing,” she said. “Now, we're seeing them performing various services for people.” Franklin noted, however, that the vast majority of robots in use and sold today are still in the industrial sphere. Sensor providers such as SICK Inc. and software providers such as FORT Robotics have focused on industrial applications. Veo Robotics unlocks collaborative applications for industrial robots Waltham, Mass.-based Veo Robotics Inc. develops systems designed to make…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.62
April 27, 2023
…that wheel out food to those dining in the restaurant. They are ideal assets for performing a task that people ordinarily perform. Today, robots can be used in small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to perform innumerable tasks from cleaning and sanitizing to sweeping, cutting grass, serving food, fetching parts, and just about anything they can be programmed to do. As service and commercial robots become more affordable, SMBs can now consider different options. In the case of the Oyster Bar Landside, robots not only help serve customers, but they're also novelties that entertain restuaurant customers. Owner Jim Horne explained to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.32
April 23, 2023
…Fairfax consumers looking for a fun and convenient way to grab their next meal.” The Mosaic District has 40 restaurants, providing Uber and Cartken the opportunity to serve a diverse group of merchants and delight more eaters as the program grows. “We are excited to partner with Uber Eats and Cartken to bring cutting-edge technology to our community, and confident this innovative service will elevate visitor experience and customer engagement at Mosaic,” said Greg Dercach, vice president, property management for EDENS.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.41
March 28, 2023
…to delivery. With a rapidly growing list of national restaurant and retail chain partners, Flytrex claimed that it has increased its customer base sevenfold year over year and completed tens of thousands of deliveries last year. “The drone delivery industry as a whole has progressed immensely over the past year, and this snapshot is a testament to its soaring future,” stated Yariv Bash, co-founder and CEO of Flytrex. “We strive to provide the utmost convenience and satisfaction to everyone who uses our service, and we’re thrilled to see that our customers are as delighted and excited about drone delivery as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.06
March 07, 2023
…in narrow aisles, making it suitable for supermarkets, offices, restaurants, and more, said ResGreen. The AMR is available in a hybrid model that uses both natural feature and magnetic tape guidance, said ResGreen. “For pinpoint stopping accuracy, it uses magnetic tape, which allows it to stop in close proximity to the wireless charger,” said Sarah Carlson, vice president of marketing communications at ResGreen. “Very dirty or dusty environments can provide challenges, which can typically be solved by cleaning the chargers.” “LilBuddy AMRs are remarkable, streamlined robots. Despite their compact size, they’re capable of moving loads in excess of 220 lb.,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.29
February 24, 2023
…greater than its parts The factories, warehouses, retailers, and restaurants of the future depend not only on increased productivity and quality, but also on finding the best combinations of people and machines. AI has a role to play here as well. “Most activities at the human-machine interface require people to do new and different things and to do things differently,” noted a 2018 Harvard Business Review survey of 1,000 companies working with AI. Consider how much computing has transformed the workplace in the past few decades. With many robotics and AI applications in the early stages of development, it would…
