Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.10
October 10, 2022
…The Yard, a 12,250-sq.-ft., full-service food hall featuring nine restaurants in Orlando, Fla. Partners clean up with growing fleet Gausium recently introduced the Phantas cleaning product line, expanding its service robot portfolio. It now consists of the Vacuum 40, Scrubber 50, Scrubber 75, and Sweeper 111 systems. By 2021, the cleaning robots were deployed in over 40 countries across six continents, according to Gausium. The company said it has thousands of satisfied customers, with millions of autonomous operational hours accrued and billions of square meters covered. Gausium said its X1 and the Scrubber 50 Pro (S50) are its first two…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.08
April 13, 2021
…in delivery demand over the past year. The quick-service restaurant, as well as campus food provider Sodexo, has evaluated the effect of robots on customer experience in its partnership with Kiwibot. The company is looking for additional partners. The delivery robots are already on college campuses and the streets of Santa Monica, Calif. By May 2021, customers can use Shopify-powered portals to use Kiwibot's service in Los Angeles, Miami, Pittsburg, Detroit, and San Jose, Calif., said Kiwibot. Shopify customers at local businesses, college campuses, airports, or malls will be able to order food. Kiwibots will then meet them up to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.99
February 05, 2024
…new director, Peter Haas. He comes to MassTech from restaurant robotics company Avendly, where Hass most recently served as CEO. Prior to his startup work, Haas served as the research director for computer vision AI software at IDC and the associate director of Brown University’s Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative. He has spoken at The Economist’s World Ahead Gala and DHL Robotics Days, and he was on the qualifying teams for both the AI and robotic Avatar X-PRIZE competitions. “The robotics cluster in Massachusetts is leading the way among robotics clusters across the nation. It is a powerhouse in warehouse and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.96
December 19, 2021
…said its primary focus is on helping retailers and restaurants automate indoor and outdoor contactless deliveries. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company has won the Mobility Startup Award given by Plug & Play Accelerator and the Sustainability Product of the Year Award given by the Business Intelligence Group. It is backed by Connetic Ventures and angel investors. Ottonomy began pilot last year Ottobots navigate autonomously through crowds and unpredictable environments using Ottonomy's proprietary Contextual Mobility navigation technology. A suite of cloud-based tools makes the robotic fleet scalable and flexible, enabling management of mobile robots deployed throughout different areas of an airport,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.88
May 13, 2022
…robots quickly become part of people's daily lives, from restaurants to shopping malls, they need to interact and learn by sense of touch and feel, it said. BeBop said its RoboSkin is “flexible, reliable, and highly proprietary.” Technology based on the company 's fabric sensors is used in millions of sensors daily around the world. It has more than 30 U.S. and international patents. BeBop uses smart fabrics to create sensor systems for OEMs. Where things or people interact, RoboSkin comprehends force, location, size, weight, shape, and presence across any size, resolution, and geometry. RoboSkin is available immediately for a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.85
October 24, 2023
…sparkling water or health-conscious soda options from my favorite restaurant?” The company asserted that its systems can dispense fresh ingredients; highly viscous ingredients; ingredients with particulates; and pulp, dairy, and more. Sidework credited its novel storage, pumping, and refrigeration capabilities. With a single dispenser, “operators can dispense a diverse and high-quality beverage menu that adapts to shifting consumer tastes and various factors, such as the time of day, without any hassle,” said the company. A sample menu could include iced pumpkin-spiced lattes, a variety of flavored sparkling waters, and craft sodas to cater to the lunch crowd. It could then…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.78
August 05, 2022
Recording: August 30, 2022 at 3:00 EST
…30, 2022 Time: 3:00 p.m. EDT Retailers, hotels, and restaurants are increasingly deploying robots for cleaning, materials handling, and customer service. With labor shortages and tight margins, attendees of this Robotics 24/7 Roundtable can learn how to maximize the value of data, product, and software-defined supply chains. Topics to be covered will include: How to identify where robotics can add value to existing processes Why robot vendors have specialized to serve different applications How much data is enough? Inventory management with mobile robots and sensors Connecting automation to enterprise systems Customer-facing robots – more than a novelty? Registrants can submit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.66
September 05, 2022
…according to the company’s ordering application. Ghost kitchens, online restaurants that are taking advantage of the university’s kitchens, will also be offered through Kiwibot. That includes Mr. Beast’s Burger, Mariah Carey’s Cookies, and Pardon my Cheesesteak. Students will need to subscribe to use delivery robot service To use the service, students, faculty, and staff will need to download Sodexo’s Everyday app. For now, the Everyday app is showing that food can only be ordered from the Ram’s Den Grille and Mr Beast’s Burger, but that will change soon, according to the company. Students, faculty, and staff will be able to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.64
December 20, 2021
…increased dramatically over the past few years as retailers, restaurant operators, and other businesses struggle to find contactless delivery methods that can reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and navigate the last mile. Other manufacturers in this space have successfully raised capital as they finalize productization and conduct tests in local markets. For example, Nuro raised $600 million in a Series D funding round, Alphabet's Waymo participated in one external fundraising round of $3 billion, and startup Coco closed on $36 million in funding in August 2021. Other delivery vehicles currently on the market are remotely piloted, “which significantly dilutes their ability…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.45
June 20, 2021
…clear pathway to successful integration of robots in banks, restaurants, hospitals, hotels, senior living facilities, and other enterprise and small businesses settings. To meed different companies' needs, RobotLab is offering two hardware versions of Pepper: Pepper Premium and Pepper Premium+Nav. The two humanoid robots share the same underlying hardware, with Pepper Premium+Nav also allowing for autonomous navigation, while Pepper Premium serves stationary applications. In the education and research market, RobotLAB offers Pepper and NAO with a curriculum to help students learn how to code and program the robots. Pepper Premium can be programmed using Python, C++, or a drag-and-drop interface,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.83
July 18, 2022
…new areas that you think are promising, such as restaurants? Pinn: There's an enormous opportunity in retail automation—brick-and-mortar stores are under pressure from online and new trends to omnichannel and home delivery. Retailers can differentiate themselves with automation, and we can help with that transformation by adding value to the retail space. For the forseeable future, that's where we're focused. Our technology is applicable to environments like restaurants, but the question for us, given the magnitude of opportunity in retail and with our OEM partners, is whether it makses sense to venture into new areas. Pinn talks about mentor and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.68
August 10, 2021
…the app. Delivery hours vary at the participating campus restaurants, and payment options include credit and debit cards and the student meal plan. At each campus location, local students are hired and trained to join the Starship team. “Starship was an essential service for many students during the pandemic,” said Westgarth. “We consistently broke delivery records, even with fewer students on campus. We heard from so many students about how much they appreciated the service, how the robots made their time on campus seem ‘more normal’ and how they helped brighten their moods during a really difficult time.” Starship helps…
