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…who worked in cleaning and restaurants have moved on to other jobs and aren't coming back. There are also early retirements, and a lot of kids decided to stay in school longer to make up for missed opportunities. In Europe, the workforce is estimated to diminish by 13%. The smart companies will look at the right combination of people and…
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Fast-food and fast-casual restaurants are serious about investing in robotics. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. yesterday said that its Cultivate Next venture fund is investing in Hyphen Technologies Inc., which is developing automation for kitchen operations, and Meati, which is developing processes for proteins made from mushroom root. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Chipotle said its $50 million Cultivate Next fund “intends to…
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…(CNG), travel items, electronics, snacks, restaurant offerings, and more from coast to coast. The company was founded in 1964 and is based in Oklahoma City. “We’re thrilled to be able to offer our guests a new way to enjoy delicious food on the go,” said Joe Cotton, vice president of food services at Love’s Travel Stops. “Jamba by Blendid will…
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…think are promising, such as restaurants? Pinn: There's an enormous opportunity in retail automation—brick-and-mortar stores are under pressure from online and new trends to omnichannel and home delivery. Retailers can differentiate themselves with automation, and we can help with that transformation by adding value to the retail space. For the forseeable future, that's where we're focused. Our technology is applicable…
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…around autonomous delivery vehicles, reported Restaurant Dive, it's not yet clear what will happen to Chowbotics' staff or intellectual property. Get Fabric Inc.—New York-based Fabric raised $200 million in Series C funding in October 2021 and opened a micro-fulfillment center in Dallas in April. This week, the company laid off 40% of its 300-person staff and named a new CEO…
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…it is a club-level sports restaurant and bar – with chef-inspired recipes, wings and rings, and custom cocktails. As the first wing concept to integrate Flippy 2 in a real restaurant environment versus a test kitchen, Wings and Rings said it sees robotics as the next evolution in alleviating the long-term challenges that the ongoing labor shortage has brought to…
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…that includes it, as have restaurants such as Domino’s and El Pollo Tropical. Consumers have indicated that they are also ready for a move in the drone delivery direction. Yet it leaves many people wondering what types of changes could bring to their city. What a large-scale drone delivery service will look like is on the minds of many people.…
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Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant announced this week that its location in Rogers, Ark., has deployed a Servi hospitality robot from Bear Robotics Inc. in a pilot program designed to give human servers a helping hand and more time to interact with guests. The restaurant chain is exploring Servi's ability to improve guest satisfaction, increase efficiency, and retain staffers in a tight…
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…Hotpot, Pizza Hut, Xiao NanGuo Restaurant, Grandma's House, and more, adopting its products. Keenon Robotics successfully closed Series D In September, Keenon Robotics completed a $200 million Series D financing round led by Alibaba's exclusive strategic financing and the SoftBank Vision Fund. The company achieved successful results and was ranked on the Hurun “global unicorn company” list last year. Meanwhile,…
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…investment (ROI) through automation, helping restaurants reduce labor by 66%. The station also aids in reducing food waste to around 2%, a significant reduction from the average 10% most kitchens experience today. “The success we saw in Texas and Chicago proves that great things are bound to happen when two innovative organizations collaborate,” said Clayton Wood, Picnic CEO. “Picnic is…
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…robot at the flagship Wimpy restaurant in Dubai. “In the past year, we’ve announced partnerships with some of the largest brands in the U.S., and that momentum has led to us being pulled internationally to introduce our technology on a global scale,” stated Mike Bell, CEO of Miso Robotics. “Americana Restaurants’ push to scale robotics in their operations is a…
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The untidy process of cucumber picking may seem about as far away from the precise world of robotics as it is possible to get. But in Germany, a lightweight robot is helping solve personnel shortages in this sector of agriculture, even leading to improved yields. This embrace of robotics on the farm represents just one instance of a growing trend.…
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…the largest gaps in back-of-house restaurant operations. The company incorporates robotics, machine learning, computer vision, and data analytics into its products, which include the Flippy 2 frying robot, the CookRight coffee system, and the Sippy beverage dispenser. AWS RoboMaker puts robots in the cloud AWS RoboMaker is a cloud-based simulation service that enables robotics developers to run, scale, and automate…
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…standard build for all future restaurant locations. “With over 100 new shops in our current development pipeline, our technology roadmap relies heavily on strategic partnerships with companies like Miso, a pioneer in the field of food automation, that has the knowledge, data and resources to design robotics solutions that maximize our efficiency and provide a better overall customer experience,” said…
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…can be placed with national restaurant chains including Starbucks, Taco Bell, Papa John’s Pizza, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Wendy’s, and grocery giants like Target. All restaurants and retailers are listed on the Flytrex app. The suburban landscape is ripe for Flytrex’s ultrafast offering. On-demand delivery has been largely seen as economically impractical in suburban and rural areas, where traditional couriers are…
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