Do robots love their customers? automated restaurants face human issuesFor a decade, the promised era of robo-flipped burgers and automated baristas has always been just around the corner. But automation in res...
14 Aug, 2024, 10.39 AM IST
Are robots taking over restaurants? Tasks, challenges and future of robots in restaurantsUS restaurants are experimenting with robots which are performing a variety of tasks. They are seeking to solve the issue of labor shortage...
11 Jun, 2024, 11.23 PM IST
From pizza delivery to robotic grills, US fast-food chains are turning to automation to boost speedThe addition of automation tools in restaurant chains could cut down on wait times, driving higher consumer engagement and increasing sales...
02 Aug, 2023, 07.15 PM 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
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
After Zomato, Ola pilots 10-min food delivery; Swiggy may explore faster deliveries tooOla has begun offering select food items in certain parts of Bengaluru within 10 minutes through its quick commerce grocery delivery arm Ol...
12 Apr, 2022, 07.26 PM IST
Starbucks links with Amazon Go for first cashier-less cafeThe global coffee chain on Thursday opened its first ever location in partnership with Amazon Go, the e-commerce giant's brick-and-mortar c...
18 Nov, 2021, 04.00 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
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
Catch a snooze, bake bread: Smart tech from CES that'll improve your lifeEase of living met state-of-the-art high tech at this year’s CES.
17 Jan, 2019, 03.53 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
Before the robots rise up, they'll be making your next pizzaMarta is one of two robots working at Zume Pizza, a secretive food delivery startup trying to make a more profitable pizza through machines.
25 Jun, 2016, 11.57 AM IST
This robot reads WikiHow guides to make breakfastThe European research project RoboHow is behind the robots, called PR2. Each one combs instructions from the how-to site to churn out panca...
26 Aug, 2015, 12.40 PM IST
NASA is making a traffic control system for dronesIf drones are ever going to be approved (and not a godawful surveilling nuisance), we need an infrastructure in place to regulate their use.
02 Sep, 2014, 12.59 PM IST