by Adam Wahlberg | Aug 22, 2024 | Automation, News
It was last November when Curbit, a restaurant capacity-management platform, announced that it had signed up Smashburger. That made noise. And now it’s back with news that it is partnering with Microsoft to offer enhanced machine-learning capabilities for its clients,...
by Bernadette Heier | Aug 21, 2024 | Automation, News
This fall, Starship is rolling out more autonomous delivery robots to U.S college campuses. Already present at 50 campuses, Starship is adding Georgia Institute of Technology, Southeast Missouri State University, University of New Mexico, Prairie View A&M...
by Adam Wahlberg | Aug 7, 2024 | Automation, News
It was just a month ago that Virtual Dining Concepts (VDC) rolled out Linked Eats, its new tech stack offering, presented to help restaurants maximize delivery profits. VDC just buried that lede with the news that it has acquired Sauce Technologies, one of the leading...
by Adam Wahlberg | Aug 6, 2024 | Automation, News, Top Stories
There is this perception in pop culture that we all want to interact with robots. Maybe it stems from R2-D2 in Star Wars. That was an adorable robot. Don’t we all want to hang out with an android bestie? No. Not really. If one comes to drop off your restaurant order,...
by Nancy Luna | Jul 22, 2024 | Automation, News
When it comes to robotics in the restaurant industry, early innovation focused-on food delivery and robot food runners. But lately, delivery robots and drones have taken a back seat as restaurants turn to back of the house automation to save on labor costs. Indie...
by Nancy Luna | Jul 10, 2024 | Automation, News, Top Stories
CaliExpress by Flippy bills itself as the world’s first fully autonomous restaurant. The fast-food restaurant, operated by Miso Robotics in Pasadena, California, is an hour’s drive from my home, so I set out after the July 4 holiday to check out the pop-up eatery. At...