With Ella, Crown Coffee is Transparent About its Robot Barista Ambitions
I know I should probably be more focused on the robot part of Crown Coffee’s “Ella.” Ella is, after all, a robot barista. But watching a video of Ella in […]
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Just in Time for Social Distancing, Rozum Cafe Launches its Robot Barista
There are two opposing forces during our sheltering in place and social distancing. We are actively avoiding other people, especially those we don’t know, and also actively working to maintain […]
Cibo Express Markets to use Amazon’s Just Walk Out Tech in Some Airport Locations
Hospitality company OTG announced today that it will be using Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” cashierless checkout technology at its Cibo Express Gourmet Markets at select airports starting next week. The […]
Yo-Kai Express Opens up its Automated Hot Ramen Machine at SFO
Yo-Kai Express, which makes hot ramen vending machines, opened up its first airport location last week at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The SFO Twitter account posted a picture […]
Newsletter: Are Restaurant Server Robots Quickly Becoming a Commodity?
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Hey Robot Vending Companies, Y’all Should Team Up!
There are a lot of smart people currently working for robot vending machine companies. Building mechanisms that autonomously make lattes, mix salads and serve hot pizza isn’t easy. But after […]
Robojuice Announces Plan to Open First Robotic Juice Location This Spring
Robojuice, a startup using robots to make and sell juices and smoothies, announced today that it plans to open up its first location this spring. The first juice robo will […]
Macco Robotics Beer-Pouring Kime-bot has Big Kitchen Plans
Macco Robotics’ Kime robot bartender probably won’t be able to dispense homespun, sage advice like a human, but it can definitely pour you a beer. Made by Seville, Spain-based Macco […]
Fresh Bowl Raises $2.1M, Plans for 50 Vending Machines Open This Year
Salad and snack vending machine company Fresh Bowl has raised a $2.1 million seed round, reports Restaurant Hospitality. The round was led by Betaworks and Ground Ventures, with Tuesday and […]
Starbucks’ Chinese Competitor Luckin to Launch IoT-powered Self-service Coffee Machines
Luckin, one of China’s largest coffee chains, announced this week in a press release two new offerings aimed at getting coffee to consumers as quickly and conveniently as possible: the […]
Between Cafe X, Zume and Creator, Are We in a Food Robo-pocalypse? Nah.
Last April, less than a year ago, The Spoon held its first food robotics summit. Not to toot our own horn, but by any measure it was a success. Sellout […]
Cafe X Shuts Down its Three Downtown San Francisco Locations
Cafe X, the robot coffee chain, shuttered its three downtown San Francisco locations. The San Francisco Chronicle was first to report the news, and Cafe X Co-Founder and CEO Henry […]
