Will 2021 Be a Big Year for Food Robots? (Yes!)
Two years ago, I predicted that 2019 would be a breakout year for food robots. Let’s just say that I was a little premature with that particular prognostication. In my […]
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Sony AI Unveils Trio of Food Projects Including AI-Powered Recipes and Robots
Sony AI, an artificial intelligence and robotics research and development company spun out from Sony, today announced its “Gastronomy Flagship Project.” The new food-related endeavors include an AI-powered recipe creation […]
Panasonic Testing Delivery Robots in Japanese Smart Town
Electronics giant Panasonic announced today that it has started testing autonomous delivery robots on public roads in the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town in Japan. Initial tests started in November; the […]
Yandex Robots Roaming Russia Delivering Restaurant Meals
Robots from Yandex, a tech giant which is kind of like Russia’s Google, have started making restaurant deliveries in the Russian cities of Moscow and Innopolis, the company announced in […]
South Korea: LG’s Robots to Ride Elevators and Make Convenience Store Deliveries
Delivery robots are making their way indoors. At least, they are starting to in South Korea. ZDNet reports today that LG has started using its Cloi Servebots to make deliveries […]
KFC Partners with Hyundai in Korea for Chicken Frying Robots
Hyundai Robotics announced today that it has partnered with KFC Korea are to develop robots that can cook chicken, reports The Korea Herald. There weren’t many details in the story […]
Bear Robotics and SoftBank Debut New Servi Restaurant Robot
Good-bye, Penny. Hello Servi. Bear Robotics and SoftBank announced their new food service robot, dubbed Servi, at an event in Tokyo today. The new robot is actually a redesigned version […]
Newsletter: Robotics Companies are Going Back to School, Our Boozey Market Map, and Investing in the Middle-Mile
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. You should sign up for it to get all the best food tech analysis in your inbox each week. It’s not […]
Imperfect Produce Launches Pilot Program to Reuse Your Delivery Boxes
Whenever I get home to find my Imperfect Produce box waiting for me on my doorstep, I congratulate myself on being a good person. After all, the box is filled […]
Bear Robotics’ Penny Clocks in at Pizza Hut in South Korea
Pizza Hut in South Korea today announced it is rolling out a new robotic employee at one of its Seoul restaurants. While the robot is called Dilly Plate there, Spoon […]
The Weekly Spoon: Miele Food Delivery, Robot Restaurant & Chick-fil-A Meal Kits
Are appliance companies ready for change?
That’s a question I think about a lot. I mean sure, many realize digitization of the kitchen is underway and the resulting shift in behavior from consumers will be significant, but I sometimes wonder if their thinking is too limited.
Bear Robotics Raises $32M Series A. That’s a Lot of (Robot) Pennies
Bear Robotics, maker of the Penny restaurant server robot, announced today that it has raised a $32 million Series A round of funding. The round was led by Softbank with […]
