Serve Robotics Inc. and Wing Aviation announced a pilot program this week that will combine their delivery methods to extend the reach of restaurant deliveries across densely populated urban areas. According to the announcement, Serve’s robots will collect orders from restaurant curbsides and transport them to Wing’s AutoLoader hubs, where Wing’s drones will carry the…
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If you’ve ever tried to log your food intake with an app, you probably have realized the following: For these reasons, I have not used a food-logging app for more than a few weeks, but that may soon change with GPT Food Cam. What is GPT Food Cam? In a few words, it’s a free…
Last week, Anova CEO Steve Svajian announced that the company will begin charging a subscription fee for new users of its sous vide circulator app starting August 21st, 2024. However, existing users who have downloaded the app and created an account before this date will not be impacted by the change. These users will be…
Ever since Tetra unexpectedly got people excited about the idea of tiny dishwashers in 2018, the category has had mixed success. Some, like the Bob, have shipped but, unfortunately, haven’t made it stateside. Others, like the Shabosh, seem to be stuck in development hell, with backers wondering when they will ship. As for the dishwasher…
It’s been a quiet summer in the world of kitchen tech, but over the past week, some interesting news has dropped. Here’s a roundup of the stories from this past week: Suvie Rolls Out Suvie 3.0 Plus With Airfry Suvie, the company behind the multi-zone kitchen cooking appliance with built-in refrigeration, announced today the launch…
Ever since the founders of Skype launched Starship over eight years ago, we’ve seen an explosion of small-footprint delivery robots that navigate sidewalks to deliver their payloads to consumers. While these small robots sidestep many of the challenges and regulatory oversight needed for on-road travel, they are, in general, pretty small and usually only travel…
This week, Chef Robotics, the San Francisco-based food robotics startup founded by Rajat Bhageria, stepped out of stealth mode and into the spotlight by unveiling its robot and disclosing some of its high-profile partnerships. In an interview with The Spoon, Bhageria, an investor and technology founder, showcased Chef, a food robot that assembles cooked and…
So you think you’re a good cook, do ya? Let me let you in on a little secret: If you’re basing that impression on what people told you about that new casserole recipe or side dish you brought to the potluck, there’s a good chance folks are just being polite. Sure, not always. Many Spoon…
This past week, Samsung announced they were updating software for those with a Family Hub fridge. The update has a bunch of new features, many of which were announced at CES in January, but the most interesting one is what looks to be its much-improved food recognition capability. The new computer vision-powered features were are…