by Nicholas Upton | Jul 7, 2021 | Automation, News
The first automat opened in 1895 in Berlin. Dubbed the Quisisana, it was the first method of getting food and beverages sans human interaction—insert coin, get a coffee or a sandwich in return. It was mind boggling, selling more than 35,000 items its first day in...
by Nicholas Upton | Jul 1, 2021 | Best Practices, COVID-19, News
How much can you expect to pay to insure a delivery fleet? Well, that depends on many, many factors, but there are ways to de-risk the insurance and lower the cost for restaurants. As we explored last week with Dragontail’s Ido Levanon, technology has brought...
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 22, 2021 | Automation, News
Miso Robotics is bringing another automated tool to the kitchen, an automated beverage dispenser. The maker of the automated Flippy robotic arm, which can make burgers or operate a fryer, has partnered with Lancer Worldwide, a manufacturer in the beverage space....
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 22, 2021 | Best Practices, COVID-19, News
Self-delivery at any meaningful scale tends to get written off as too complicated or too expensive. Restaurants need to figure out insurance, the technology to route drivers, more technology to make sense of the in-restaurant operations, and then they have to hire...
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 16, 2021 | News
Pizza fans in in Austin can now get their pies delivered by Refraction AI’s bike-lane robots. A fleet 10 REV-1 bots are making deliveries for Austin institution Southside Flying Pizza. Customers in three Austin neighborhoods can place orders with the restaurant...