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Food tech platform C3 partners with robot delivery service Coco

April 29, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

C3, or Creating Culinary Communities, the fastest growing global food tech platform founded by Sam Nazarian, has agreed a partnership with Coco, a revolutionary robot delivery service that brings food to consumers faster and more sustainably.

Coco’s now deliver C3 virtual restaurant brands to addresses within two miles of the company’s digital kitchens on Broadway and Main Street in Santa Monica, The Grove in West Hollywood, and in Los Feliz.

Based on the partnership’s preliminary success, expansion is planned for additional Los Angeles neighborhoods and several major US cities. [Read more…] about Food tech platform C3 partners with robot delivery service Coco

Filed Under: News, Service robots Tagged With: coco, delivery, food, percent, platform, robots

Robotic kitchen Nommi raises $20 million and partners with food tech platform C3

April 29, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Nommi, a new startup automating customizable bowl-based meals, has launched to raise up to $20 million in seed capital and is now open for reservations.

As part of this investment, visionary Sam Nazarian has led funding as part of a 50/50 deal to establish robotic Nommi kitchens in partnership with Nazarian’s global food tech platform C3 (Creating Culinary Communities).

Nommi, which is backed by Wavemaker Labs, a robotic incubator, is building a standalone robotic kitchen that is able to produce and dispense any grain-, noodle- or lettuce-based dish through a fully integrated cooking system. [Read more…] about Robotic kitchen Nommi raises $20 million and partners with food tech platform C3

Filed Under: News, Service robots Tagged With: consumers, food, kitchen, nommi, restaurant, robotic, tech

Starship’s robot food delivery service launches Tennessee university

April 25, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Starship Technologies has partnered with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to roll out a robot food delivery service in a local area called Rocky Top.

A fleet of 40 autonomous on-demand robots will deliver from 16 campus eateries including Einstein Bros. Bagels, Steak ’n Shake, Starbucks, and Subway, among others.

Students, faculty, and staff can use the Starship app (iOS and Android) to order food and drinks from select dining partners to be delivered anywhere on campus. [Read more…] about Starship’s robot food delivery service launches Tennessee university

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: autonomous, campus, community, delivery, dining, food, including, on-demand, robot, robots, service, services, starship, student, students, technologies, university, ut, vice

Robotic Resources: How Autonomous Technologies Enhance Human Capabilities

April 22, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

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By Jeff Weiland, LG Business Solutions USA

Ever since the first modern robots were developed in the 1950s, the public’s fascination with autonomous machines has varied from excitement and hope to hesitance and fear, and everything in between.

In the following decades, single-purpose robots began showing up on factory floors and in mailrooms, and average citizens grew more comfortable and familiar with digital technologies forming a central part of home life.

While the dancing, jumping, self-navigating robots of today were still decades away, the controversy then was much the same: workers worried that machines might eliminate their jobs. [Read more…] about Robotic Resources: How Autonomous Technologies Enhance Human Capabilities

Filed Under: Features, Robotics Tagged With: autonomous, businesses, existing, food, human, machines, modern, robot, robotic, robotics, robots, systems, tasks, technologies, time, workers

Abundant Robots launches to help farmers streamline harvesting process

April 22, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Abundant Robots, a startup automating the apple harvesting process to deliver high-quality produce to consumers, has launched to raise up to $20 million in seed capital via equity crowdfunding site WAX.

The launch comes just weeks after the corporate innovation venture studio and startup incubator Wavemaker Labs Asia (agtech-focused division of Wavemaker Labs’ overall brand) purchased Abundant Robotics’ intellectual property.

This acquisition is part of Wavermaker Labs’ larger strategy to bring intelligent automation solutions to market and help shape a future of food that is more efficient and sustainable, and is filled with prosperity, thoughtful sourcing and improved food quality from seed to fork. [Read more…] about Abundant Robots launches to help farmers streamline harvesting process

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: abundant, brand, bring, capital, crowdfunding, equity, farmers, food, future, harvesting, help, labs, market, robots, seed, wavemaker

SVG Ventures selects 10 startups for accelerator program

April 21, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

SVG Ventures | THRIVE has chosen 10 global startups selected to join the 8th cohort (THRIVE VIII) of their award winning accelerator program, aimed at the agricultural technology sector.

The 10 companies were selected from an applicant pool of over 800 startups from across 78 countries.

The competitive selection process, conducted in collaboration with THRIVE’s corporate partners, focused on startups’ potential impact on sustainability as well as commercial success. [Read more…] about SVG Ventures selects 10 startups for accelerator program

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: accelerator, carbon, companies, data, food, industry, program, seed, startups, svg, thrive, ventures, viii

Advertising agency creates robotic system for high-speed filmmaking using RoboDK

April 21, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Chile-based advertising agency EngamaDos has developed an accessible robotic system to create high-quality slow-motion shots for advertising videos.

Combining RoboDK’s programming software with an industrial robot, the system is more affordable than existing solutions for robotic filmmaking.

Robots have become an increasingly common tool for creating slow-motion video shots for food and beverage advertising. [Read more…] about Advertising agency creates robotic system for high-speed filmmaking using RoboDK

Filed Under: Business, Features Tagged With: advertising, camera, companies, easy, engamados, filmmaking, food, industrial, motions, robodk, robot, robotic, sanchez, shots, slow-motion, system, systems

Starship rolls out its food delivery robots at University of Idaho

March 25, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Vandals on the University of Idaho Moscow campus can have robots deliver food from several Idaho Eats locations, including Qdoba, True Burger, Einstein Bros Bagels and Cravings by Joe via Starship Technologies’ fleet of 15 autonomous food delivery robots.

Cami McClure, assistant vice president for auxiliary services at U of I, says: “We’re excited to bring this service to a wide array of our dining options.

“The university community is eager for on-campus dining delivery and now, with Starship Technologies, we are able to offer a fun, fast and friendly way to deliver.” [Read more…] about Starship rolls out its food delivery robots at University of Idaho

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: app, campus, community, deliver, deliveries, delivery, dining, eats, fleet, food, idaho, including, minutes, plans, president, robot, robots, service, services, starship, students, technologies, university, vandals, vice

Kiwibot completes new funding and closes ‘biggest expansion deal’ with Sodexo

February 17, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Kiwibot, the Colombian robotic sidewalk delivery startup with a new headquarters in Miami, has agreed a “multimillion-dollar contract expansion” with Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company.

This contract will enable Kiwibot to expand its robotic fleet, delivering more than 1,200 robots across 50 US college campuses, with Sodexo, by the end of 2022.

Sarosh Mistry, chair, Sodexo North America, says: “The early success of our Kiwibot partnership has shown that automated delivery is not only possible and reliable, it’s desirable. [Read more…] about Kiwibot completes new funding and closes ‘biggest expansion deal’ with Sodexo

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: business, campuses, delivery, food, kiwibot, robotic, robots, sodexo, university

Jamba and Blendid expand pilot launch of robotic smoothie kiosks to more locations

February 16, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Health food and smoothie specialist Jamba and robotics company Blendid have added two new “Jamba by Blendid” autonomous robotic kiosk locations.

The new locations at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia and Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Georgia mark the first Jamba by Blendid openings on college campuses, expanding beyond the current pilot locations in a shopping mall and big box retailer.

The company calls this a “significant step” as Jamba and Blendid continue to explore opportunities to open more Jamba by Blendid kiosks in a variety of non-traditional venues, including gyms, hospitals, airports, and more. [Read more…] about Jamba and Blendid expand pilot launch of robotic smoothie kiosks to more locations

Filed Under: News, Service robots Tagged With: access, additional, blendid, campuses, college, food, georgia, guests, jamba, kiosks, learning, locations, pilot, robotic, robotics, smoothies

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