Delivery Bots ‘Paused’ After Accessibility Incident
Stuck because a robot won’t move out of the way might sound like a dumb episode of “Black Mirror,” but that was the reality for a doctoral student on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Emily Ackerman, a chemical engineering student who uses a wheelchair, said she...
Ono Food Co. Races Automated Smoothie Truck to Market
It seems like every day there is a new automated something or another in foodservice, but all the bots, automation and other futuristic stuff generally either takes a long time or it doesn’t work. But Stephen Klein, cofounder and CEO of Ono Food Co. said they’ve built...
Domino’s Throws Shade at Third-Party, but Tweaks to Compete
For a long time, Domino’s management said they didn’t see any negative effects from the explosion in third-party delivery and they continue to criticize the industry. But along with those critiques, Domino’s is significantly changing its business model to compete with...
No PR Stunt: Project DASH Delivers 1M Pounds of Donated Food
When DoorDash first announced its Project DASH charity effort that was borne out of a company hackathon last year, it was a nice goodwill moment for the industry. But it had the sheen of one of those tech-giant features that make for some nice PR and a tax write-off...
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