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Warehouse Automation Firm GreyOrange Raises $135 Million 
Warehouse Automation Firm GreyOrange Raises $135 Million 
December 21, 2023  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence-driven automation company GreyOrange raised $135 million in a Series D funding round. The capital will support further adoption of GreyOrange’s fulfillment orchestration platform...

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Foodservice Automation Ushers in the Vending Machines of the Future
Foodservice Automation Ushers in the Vending Machines of the Future
December 21, 2023  |  Vending Machines

Throughout 2023, the automation of food preparation, production and service has been increasingly enabling the creation of more kinds of vending machine experiences, with pies...

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This Week in AI: Healthcare GPTs, EU’s AI Act, the Future of Work
This Week in AI: Healthcare GPTs, EU’s AI Act, the Future of Work
December 15, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The holidays are approaching, and generative artificial intelligence shows no sign of slowing down. A provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use...

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Automated Food Preparation Expands Amid Consumer Concerns
Automated Food Preparation Expands Amid Consumer Concerns
December 13, 2023  |  ResTech

Autonomous restaurants are increasingly appearing throughout North America, with several new entrants into the space in the past couple of weeks alone, despite consumers’ hesitations....

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Connectivity Defined the Past Decade — Interoperability Will Shape the Next
Connectivity Defined the Past Decade — Interoperability Will Shape the Next
December 04, 2023  |  Innovation

A decade ago, in 2013, Amazon counted around a thousand robots across its fulfilment warehouses. That same year, tech giant Google spent more on headcount...

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Restaurants Go All-In on Smart Digital, but Consumers Remain Wary
Restaurants Go All-In on Smart Digital, but Consumers Remain Wary
November 24, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Restaurants are increasingly adopting automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and robots across all areas of operation, but these efforts are not always a surefire hit. A...

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Taps Robots to Boost Curbside Fulfillment Efficiency
BJ’s Wholesale Club Taps Robots to Boost Curbside Fulfillment Efficiency
November 17, 2023  |  Technology

As grocery retailers look for ways to make their curbside pickup businesses more profitable, membership warehouse club chain BJ’s Wholesale Club is using robots to...

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Remy Robotics CEO: Autonomous Tech Enables Growth of ‘Fast-Fine’ Dining
Remy Robotics CEO: Autonomous Tech Enables Growth of ‘Fast-Fine’ Dining
November 15, 2023  |  ResTech

As new technologies take over the restaurant industry, Remy Robotics is launching an autonomous ghost kitchen that leverages this efficiency to enter the burgeoning “fast-fine”...

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Chipotle Taps Automation to Boost eCommerce Capacity Even as Digital Ordering Declines
Chipotle Taps Automation to Boost eCommerce Capacity Even as Digital Ordering Declines
October 26, 2023  |  eCommerce

Chipotle is testing automated technology to boost the capacity and efficiency of its makelines for eCommerce orders, even as consumers shift away from its digital...

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