Del Taco Adds Automated Drive-Thru Ordering, Expands Presto Partnership
Speaking to a human when ordering in a drive-thru may soon become something of the past. In an interview with Food On Demand, Rajat Suri, CEO and founder of Presto Automation, a leading provider in drive-thru automated technology, predicted almost every drive-thru...
Autonomous Mobile Robot Neubie honored at CES 2023
Self-driving delivery robot, Neubie, turned heads at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show (CES) winning the Innovation Award in the smart cities category. The Innovation Awards is an annual competition at CES in Las Vegas, which honors consumer electronics and...
GYRO launches Hotel, Restaurant Distribution Robot at CES
Tech company GYRO will introduce its Distribution Robot at this year’s Consumer Technology Association (CES) 2023 conference. Designed to cater to hotels and restaurants, the GYRO Distribution Robot aims to provide 24/7 delivery room service and responsive food...
Robot Delivery Startup, Nuro, Lays Off 20 Percent of Workforce
Nuro, the autonomous delivery startup, is laying off about 20 percent of its staff, or 300 people, according to an email sent to employees. In the email published online, co-founders Jiajun Zhu and Dave Ferguson wrote, “laying off team members is always the last...
PizzaForno Puts Vending Machine Tech on Display at RFDC
It may have been the aroma of pizza that lured a crowd of curious bystanders to the PizzaForno booth, or maybe it was the automated pizza oven baking pies at rapid speed. One of 299 exhibitors at the annual Restaurant Finance & Development Conference in Las Vegas,...
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