Chipotle wants to test whether robots can prepare its burrito bowls and salads. The fast casual chain announced Tuesday (Oct. 3) it had teamed with automated food service...
As restaurants look for ways to improve the economics of on-demand delivery, Marco’s Pizza is gearing up to test automated solutions, though it may be...
Facing a dearth of workers, security firms are looking for robot replacements. As ADT’s Ed Bacco told the Financial Times (FT) in a report Sunday (Sept. 24), androids can help...
Chick-fil-A is reportedly testing out robo-waiters as consumers grapple with mixed feelings around automation in the restaurant industry. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain, which has...
Robot waiters from China have become popular with Korean restaurateurs dealing with a labor shortage. Less enthused about the autonomous servers, the Financial Times (FT) reported...
This week in grocery, ShopRite increases the scope of its inventory robotics test, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) gears up for a new automation-powered distribution center, and...
As automation is increasingly taking over quick-service restaurant (QSR) occasions, it is not only restaurants looking to capitalize on the shift — Nestle’s frozen pizza...
Serve Robotics has completed a go-public transaction and raised $30 million in financing to support scaling its artificial intelligence (AI) powered robotic delivery experience. This...
Chatbots have been clunkily automating customer engagements in single-serve verticals for years. But the conversational support tools never really had that “wow” factor. For as...