New shows, web series on Netflix, Hulu: Full list with release datesNetflix and Hulu viewers will have a number of shows and web series to watch this week.
21 Jul, 2024, 02.29 AM IST
SoftBank-backed fallen pizza startup Zume shuts down after raising millionsFounded in 2015, the company was one of many attempting to use robots to make pizza. The concept never took off, and the technology was pla...
03 Jun, 2023, 11.36 AM IST
Are robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think soMany think robot waiters are the solution to the industry's labor shortages. Sales of them have been growing rapidly in recent years, with ...
06 Apr, 2023, 07.06 PM IST
Are robot waiters that can lead guests to tables & deliver food the future? Some restaurants think soAdoption of new technology like QR code menus during the pandemic also laid the ground for robots.
06 Apr, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
Croatian eatery hires robotic chef to whip up 70 one-pot feastsThe menu has options like black risotto, zucchini pasta, etc.
04 Mar, 2023, 08.19 PM IST
Uber partners with Nuro in push for autonomous food, grocery deliveryUber aims to have only electric vehicles on its platform in the United States, Canada, and Europe by 2030.
08 Sep, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
Ola pilots 10-min food delivery, CEO Bhavish Aggarwal says will focus on future projectsOla has begun offering select dishes in some parts of Bengaluru within 10 minutes through its quick commerce arm Ola Dash. Items on the men...
12 Apr, 2022, 08.00 PM IST
Rise of the robots speeds up in pandemic with U.S. labour scarceLabor shortages and rising wages are pushing U.S. business to invest in automation. Some economists have warned that automation could make ...
07 Nov, 2021, 10.57 AM IST
From flipping burgers to baking bread, demand for robot cooks skyrockets as Covid-19 hits kitchensRobot food service was a trend even before the coronavirus pandemic.
14 Jul, 2020, 06.23 PM IST
Robot food startups have a new pitch: No humans touch your lunchBefore the pandemic, robot-prepared food companies were a hit with investors, but ambitious sales goals didn’t materialize.
13 Jun, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
VCs are gearing up for a post-pandemic auto industryAutotech is trying to pandemic-proof its portfolio as it prepares to deploy $150 million in a funding round announced this week.
09 May, 2020, 11.12 AM IST
We made pizza. We made robots. Why not robot pizza?The pizza-making robot is really good at making the easiest part of the pizza. But a system need not be artificially intelligent to be effi...
28 Jan, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
Job crisis in India: Book advises to prepare for short-term work optionsThe book, written by renowned business journalist Raghavan Jagannathan, takes the issue of jobs in India head-on and explains why "middle-c...
21 Oct, 2018, 01.20 PM IST
Softbank may invest in startup with robots that make pizza in delivery trucks en route to customersThe investment shows SoftBank’s Vision Fund's broader ambitions to attach itself to the food-delivery businesses.
08 Aug, 2018, 10.56 AM IST
AI to Robotics: Asia debut of Mastercard's Money 20/20 augurs a tech-rich payments sectorSponsored by Mastercard, the three-day event had rounded up the crème de la crème of the world's top financial institutions, investor bodie...
20 Mar, 2018, 10.34 AM IST
Google's former star employee is now its enemy number oneAnthony Levandowski is accused of taking incredibly valuable intellectual property from Alphabet to his current company, Uber Technologies ...
25 Feb, 2017, 12.57 AM IST
KFC, Domino’s Pizza and other QSR chains try out new ways to attract consumers and stem slowdownYum! Restaurants, which operates the KFC chain in India, has tied up with Mumbai Dabbawalas to deliver meals.
30 Mar, 2016, 03.36 AM IST