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Category: Behind the Bot

  • Feb 20, 2024

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    Behind the Bot, News, Robotics, AI & Data

    The Origin Story Behind OMM, the Countertop Egg-Making Robot from Bridge Appliances

    A few years ago, Lance Lentini was a year out of college when he started working at DEKA Research & Development, a technology development firm. This wasn’t just any engineering

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  • Apr 12, 2023

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    Behind the Bot, Chat GPT

    Israel’s Tastewise Turns Diverse Data into Real-Time Insights Using AI

    Those who rely on data to make an important business decision know the adage, “Garbage in, garbage out.” Data is plentiful for those in the food world, but it is

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  • Apr 8, 2022

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    Behind the Bot, News, Robotics, AI & Data

    Big in Japan: Yo-Kai Attracts Huge Press With Japanese Launch of Ramen Robot

    In the middle of Japan’s busiest train station, Yo-Kai Express debuted its third ramen robot in Japan in three weeks. The new Tokyo Station robot joins other Yo-Kai Express machines installed

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  • Oct 21, 2021

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    Behind the Bot, News, Robotics, AI & Data

    Ten Chili’s Restaurants Are Now Using a Server Robot Named Rita

    Want your baby back ribs brought to your table via robot? You may be in luck as Rita the robot, a version of the Bear Robotics Servi server robot platform,

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  • Oct 18, 2021

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    Behind the Bot, News, Robotics, AI & Data

    Watch Flippy Make Fries at CaliBurger’s Newest Location in Washington State

    Today CaliBurger announced they’d opened the first restaurant since the onset of the pandemic. The latest addition to the burger chain is in Shoreline, Washington, and to mark the importance

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  • Oct 6, 2021

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    Behind the Bot, News, Robotics, AI & Data

    Jamba and Blendid Open Second Robot Smoothie Kiosk, Eyeing More Locations

    You know what they say: one robot smoothie kiosk is an experiment, two make a trend. Ok, so while no one really says that, it is true in this case

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  • Sep 23, 2021

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    Behind the Bot, News, Robotics, AI & Data

    Karakuri Semblr Food Robot To Feed Up to Four Thousand Employees at Ocado HQ

    Karakuri announced today that its Semblr food-service robot is being deployed at the headquarters of British online grocery Ocado. Karakuri is partnering with Ocado (who holds a minority investment in

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  • Sep 15, 2021

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    Behind the Bot, News, Robotics, AI & Data

    After Almost 40 Years, Adam Lloyd Cohen is Bringing His Vision for Food Robots to Life

    Back in college, Adam Lloyd Cohen had a vision. It was 1985, and he was in Paris working on a documentary about ancient robots as a project during his senior

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  • Sep 1, 2021

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    Behind the Bot, Delivery & Commerce, News

    Los Angeles International Airport Rolls Out NomNom, a Semi-Autonomous Food Delivery Robot

    Los Angeles International is not my favorite airport. It’s crowded, has nine (nine!) terminals that take forever to navigate, and traffic blows once you get in your rental car and

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  • Aug 26, 2021

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    Behind the Bot, Robotics, AI & Data

    Schnuck Markets to Deploy Simbe Shelf Scanning Robot to All of its Locations

    Schnuck Markets announced today that it will be deploying Simbe Robotics‘ Tally shelf-scanning robot to all of its 111 locations across the U.S. This builds on the existing agreement between

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  • Aug 20, 2021

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    Behind the Bot, Robotics, AI & Data

    Forthcoming Tesla Humanoid Robot Will Get Your Groceries, But Should it?

    Tesla is working on a bipedal humanoid robot that will get your groceries and take over other “dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks.” Company CEO Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s robotic ambitions yesterday

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  • Aug 19, 2021

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    Behind the Bot, Future of Drink, Robotics, AI & Data

    Singapore: Crown Digital Installing Robot Baristas at 30 MRT Train Stations

    Singapore-based Crown Digital announced yesterday that it will be installing its robotic baristas at 30 Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations in that country by the end of 2022. Dubbed “Ella,”

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