by Adam Wahlberg | Aug 6, 2025 | Automation, News
At one level a burger that can be put together by a robot in the time it takes a clock’s second hand to go from 12 to 6 may not be so special. Surely a human can do the same. But a human may get distracted. Or get tired. Or need a break. You know, human stuff. That...
by Adam Wahlberg | Nov 7, 2024 | Automation, News
The usual trajectory for a company is to start small before going big. Chef Robotics is doing the opposite. Starting in 2022, it placed its AI-powered robots in high-volume, high-mix environments: large industrial kitchens that handle hundreds of SKUs in producing...
by Adam Wahlberg | Oct 28, 2024 | Automation, News
Imagine you’re a freshman at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami. You’re strolling the campus. Your 10 a.m. class is out of the way. Your next one isn’t until 2. You’re hungry. What to do? Maybe order something. But wait? Didn’t some kid in the dorm say...
by Adam Wahlberg | Aug 27, 2024 | Automation, News
It’s one thing to make an order through an app and wait for the food to arrive. It’s another to make an order through an app and wait for the restaurant to arrive. Such is the promise of OLHSO, which is a Korean BBQ & seafood food truck that uses robots in...
by Adam Wahlberg | Apr 25, 2024 | Automation, News
Pipedream CEO Garrett McCurrach’s ultimate vision is a society in which consumers can order items and have them delivered in under 10 minutes, for less than $1, and with the ability to instantly return them. To have commerce move like water. He calls the approach...