Restocking inventory and mopping floors are probably the types of jobs you’d want robots to carry out. It’s a menial and unrewarding activity, and it takes a fair bit of time. 7-Eleven estimates that ...
At CHI 2025 in Yokohama, Japan, the annual ACM conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, where researchers identify salient problems in interaction design and bring them into sharp relief t0 ...
Japan ’s biggest convenience store chain has started trials of robot workers in an effort to address a serious worker ...
A Fells Point restaurant's experiment with a robot waiter didn't quite pan out, but the owner remains open to future AI innovations in the dining industry. 'When AI Meets Main Street': BBJ explores AI ...
One of the defining characteristics of early successful food robots has been focus. Whether it’s the Flippy burger-flipping robot, Bear’s front-of-house robotic waiters, or the Autocado avocado-coring ...
China opened its first full-scale shopping center dedicated entirely to robots on Friday, as part of a broader push to bring robotics from research labs into people’s homes. The four-story Robot Mall, ...
A local startup is using artificial intelligence and robotics in an unlikely way: making sashimi and other fish dishes better tasting, longer lasting and more humane. El Segundo-based Shinkei Systems ...
Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. TSLA Diner & Drive-In has finally opened to the public, drawing a crowd of enthusiastic Tesla fans. What Happened: The long-awaited Tesla Diner & Drive-In, located in Hollywood, ...
HOUSTON — If you've noticed more robots gliding through Houston restaurants lately, you're not imagining things. From trendy eateries to local chains, automation is showing up at your table—sometimes ...
Amazon says that it has deployed its one millionth robot, with the company now positioned as the world's largest manufacturer and operator of mobile robotics. According to a June 30 blog post from ...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Children giggle as young people flash their smartphones to film robots carrying plates of freshly prepared meals on their inbuilt trays to deliver to diners in a busy eatery in ...