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Consumers Worry Automation Will Depersonalize the Restaurant Experience
Consumers Worry Automation Will Depersonalize the Restaurant Experience
July 25, 2023  |  ResTech

As robotics catch on throughout the restaurant industry, consumers are worried about losing the personal experience they look for in a restaurant. By the Numbers...

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Robo-Restaurants Are for the Boys
Robo-Restaurants Are for the Boys
July 20, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

With automation increasingly catching on in the restaurant industry, PYMNTS research finds that men are twice as likely as women to have any interest in...

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Chipotle CTO: AI Could Transform Everything From Food Prep to Dishwashing
Chipotle CTO: AI Could Transform Everything From Food Prep to Dishwashing
July 17, 2023  |  ResTech

At Chipotle Mexican Grill, automation is slowly taking over kitchens as part of the fast-casual giant’s efforts to boost back-of-house efficiency and mitigate labor challenges....

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Consumers Want Robots Out of Sight and Out of Mind When Eating Out
Consumers Want Robots Out of Sight and Out of Mind When Eating Out
July 14, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Automation has touched and transformed many aspects of daily life. Dining and food preparation have primarily remained on the sidelines — until now. Consumers may...

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From Front Counters to Kitchens, AI Takes Over Restaurant Industry
From Front Counters to Kitchens, AI Takes Over Restaurant Industry
July 10, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

As restaurants face labor challenges both in the front of the house and the back, many are tapping robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to boost...

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Bluegrass Supply Chain Deploys Locus Autonomous Mobile Robots
Bluegrass Supply Chain Deploys Locus Autonomous Mobile Robots
July 03, 2023  |  Technology

Bluegrass Supply Chain has partnered with Locus Robotics to deploy advanced automation technology. The third-party/contract logistics provider is now using Locus Robotics’ autonomous mobile robots...

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Amazon-Owned Zoox Begins Operating Driverless Robotaxi in Las Vegas
Amazon-Owned Zoox Begins Operating Driverless Robotaxi in Las Vegas
June 27, 2023  |  Ridesharing

Zoox announced Tuesday (June 27) that it has been operating its driverless robotaxi in Las Vegas for two weeks. The autonomous car — which has no...

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Sweetgreen Automates Kitchens as Robots Take Over the Back of House
Sweetgreen Automates Kitchens as Robots Take Over the Back of House
June 26, 2023  |  ResTech

Sweetgreen’s ambitions to dramatically increase automation within the next five years come as, across the industry, restaurants soup up their kitchens with robotic technology. After...

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Humanoid AI Robots Step Out of SciFi and Into the Service Economy
Humanoid AI Robots Step Out of SciFi and Into the Service Economy
June 22, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Are we entering the age of the machine? As sci-fi-styled hardware and futuristic software advance together nearly in step, observers could be forgiven for wondering...

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