Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.64
February 12, 2022
…said Amrhein. “A 27-lb. robot the size of a pizza box can maintain two to three football fields per week, as long as the robot isn't trapped in a hole or stuck on a tree limb. Only one groundskeeper is required to manage up to 70 goats per week, or 145 acres, about the size of an average golf course. How are we optimizing them, and what's the human engagement rate?” “It still takes a human to oversee the robots, but what if one human could oversee 50 to 100 of them?” he asked. “Groundskeepers are responsible for beauty, like…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.29
February 11, 2022
…Clay Pit, DeSano Pizzeria, Tuk Tuk Thai, and Aviator Pizza. “We're excited that Coco is launching their first-ever expansion outside of California and bringing their innovative technology to Austin,” said Roland Peña, senior vice president of global tech and innovation for the Austin Chamber of Commerce. “Coco was founded on the same entrepreneurial spirit that Austin has been embracing for decades.” The company’s local partners said they are looking forward to getting started. “We're excited about the new partnership with Coco this month. The Coco team has been on the ground getting everything ready to kick it off. Their people…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 84.13
February 08, 2022
…has partnered with Picnic Works Inc., which has developed pizza-assembly systems. The companies said they will help Texas A&M Dining reduce food waste while using cost-effective technology to create pizzas on campus. “Picnic is incredibly happy to be partnering with Texas A&M as the first university to deploy the Picnic Pizza Station. As a former student, it makes it even nicer to see our station at home in Aggieland,” said Clayton Wood '80, CEO of Picnic. “Bringing the Picnic Pizza Station to Texas A&M is the first step of many innovations to come.” Picnic serves up pizza, efficiency Founded in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.50
December 06, 2021
…orders.” “For example, there might be 75 orders for pizza between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m.,” he said. “You'd need 75 trips with a standard robot; we can cut it by 50%.” RaaS and partnerships The RaaS model can provide immediate benefits for restaurants and retailers, said Vijay. “We keep the barrier of entry low—the more they use the systems, the better,” he said. “Post-COVID labor costs have increased substantially, from $9 per hour to $15 per hour, to $19 per hour by 2022. Labor is not coming back.” Another benefit of the service model is that data sharing is clearly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.33
December 03, 2021
…increase carrying capacity, allowing for larger food, grocery, and pizza deliveries, while also improving vehicle efficiency to decrease delivery times.” “With faster speeds, more stable driving, increased delivery radius and a larger vehicle, we're very excited to provide a better experience for both our customers and merchants,” he said. Coco recently announced a partnership with C³ and a Series A funding round of $36 million, both of which will support its expansion to other major markets and offerings to new merchants. The company plans to deploy thousands of COCO 1 robots to serve local merchants in multiple cities over the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.22
December 02, 2021
…Nuro has also partnered with FedEx, Kroger, and Domino's Pizza. Nuro delivers in hometown “The delivery service will begin with our fleet of Prius vehicles in fully autonomous mode, followed by our custom-designed electric R2 autonomous vehicles,” said Zhu. He credited federal and state regulatory progress that enabled Nuro to test and operate driverless vehicles for deliveries. “Residents in the state of California – a major hub of innovation – have never been able to experience the commercial delivery of goods by an autonomous vehicle,” said Zhu. “Nuro is teaming up with 7‑Eleven to change that.” “We’ve always wanted to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.62
November 03, 2021
…announced a multi-year partnership with FedEx and has piloted pizza delivery with Domino’s in Houston. The company said its latest funding will enable it to expand its team, deploy its system at scale, and address “long-standing pain points” and shifting consumer behavior accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Investors look to local delivery Tiger Global Management led Nuro's Series D round. Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Co., Gaorong Capital, Google, Kroger, SoftBank Vision Fund 1, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc., Toyota's Woven Capital unit, and other existing investors participated. Nuro raised $500 million in Series…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.20
October 25, 2021
…campus eateries: Qdoba, 1891 Bistro, and the new Paavo’s Pizza. A&T’s students, faculty and staff can now use the Starship Food Delivery app (available on iOS and Android) to order food and drinks to be delivered on campus, within minutes. The service will be free of delivery fees, which will be covered for students by the university for two years and works with student meal plans. with the goal to expand additional retail locations by next spring. “We are excited to be the first to bring this innovative service to a historically black college and university campus,” said Joseph Burdi,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.58
October 21, 2021
…Flippy Wings addresses a large market including major wing, pizza, sport, and family chicken brands, said the company. Miso's artificial intelligence powers products including Flippy, Flippy Wings, CookRight Grill, and its Automated Beverage Dispenser. The company is primarily funded by individual investors and is one of the most successful crowdfund stories in history. With nearly 12,000 shareholders, Miso has raised more than $30 million in crowdfunding to date. Miso Robotics said it is currently in its Series D round, which kicked off with a market valuation of $350 million— a $270 million increase since their $80 million Series C open.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 60.84
August 27, 2021
Americans eat more than 4 billion pizzas each year, according to IBIS World. Last month, Basil Street Café Inc. announced a reservation period for its Series A+ financing and crowdfunding round. The Los Angeles-based startup has developed automated pizza kitchens, or APKs, as more fast-food and fast-casual restaurants look to robotics for speed, safety, and staffing help. “Automated food kiosks are accepted globally as a viable option for meals on the go,” stated Deglin Kenealy, CEO of Basil Street. “As the need for contact-free solutions rises in the U.S., we have successfully combined America’s favorite meal with patented technology to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 61.47
August 18, 2021
Robot-made pizzas are coming. Picnic announced at the International Pizza Expo and Conference yesterday that it is accepting pre-orders from U.S. customers for its Picnic Pizza System. The Seattle-based company also said it has completed successful pilots and deployments with customers in the hospitality, entertainment, theme park, and restaurant industries. “This is a huge milestone for Picnic, and we couldn’t be more excited to announce commercial availability,” stated Clayton Wood, CEO of Picnic. “The team has been working tirelessly with customers and strategic partners over the past year to fine-tune the Picnic Pizza System. We’re very proud of the solution…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.29
August 07, 2021
…But for an AV or robot to deliver a pizza, package or person to their destination, they have to be able to navigate tight spaces and unknown driver intentions. The team developed a method to model different levels of driver cooperativeness — how likely a driver was to pull over to let the other driver pass — and used those models to train an algorithm that could assist an autonomous vehicle to safely and efficiently navigate this situation. The algorithm has only been used in simulation and not on a vehicle in the real world, but the results are promising.…
