Futurism

Cyberpunk Overload! It's the Summer of the Robot Vending Machine

The days of having to walk over to a vending machine to pick up a snack may be numbered. Now they're going to start coming to you. Robotic vending machines are making their way to malls, airports, and ...

I spent 4 nights at a robot hotel in Tokyo. The future of hospitality is here — but it still needs fine-tuning.

I spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hybrid robot hotel in Tokyo. The robot room service and check-in was novel, but it ...
Los Angeles Times

For a cold, heartless robot, Sally makes a decent salad

For a vending machine, Sally makes a mean salad. On a visit to Chowbotics’ Bay Area headquarters in March, back when in-person visits were still possible, I tapped my order on Sally’s touchscreen.
TechNode

Italian vending machine company Rhea partners with Chinese robo-delivery firm Neolix to debut self-driving coffee vehicle

Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Sign up Rhea Vendors Group, an Italian manufacturer of ...
ZDNet

A pizza vending machine for a new reality

Will people really want to get their pizza from a robotic vending machine, as a new food automation company called Piestro is betting? Yes, yes they will, and here's why. This ebook, based on the ...
Futurism

This Robot Can Make as Much Gourmet Coffee as Four Baristas

Briggo is taking the human barista out of the coffee-buying experience. The Austin-based startup has built a fully automated robotic "Coffee Haus" capable of filling 100 gourmet coffee orders in one ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Sally the Robot vending machine serves custom salads, bowls, pasta

Just in time for the coronavirus pandemic, a St. Lucie County entrepreneurial couple is installing vending machines in Treasure Coast workplaces uniquely geared for the times. In late 2019, Michael ...
Forbes

Robotic Vending Machines Want To Feed You Frozen Yogurt

From robot waiters to AI dishwashers, the food and beverage industry continues to turn to innovative technology. In a recent interview, Nick Yates, CEO of Generation NEXT Franchise Brands and Reis & ...
SFGate

There's a vending machine for baguettes in San Francisco. It beat a bakery in our blind taste test

I'm going to be honest: This story did not end up the way I thought it would. In my continuing quest to eat food and get paid to do it (as well as do reconnaissance work for the impending robot ...
Columbus Dispatch

'Robotic' frozen-yogurt vending machines planned in Columbus

At least a dozen robotic vending machines serving up frozen yogurt may soon be on the way to locations in the Columbus area. San Diego-based Generation Next Franchise Brands has signed a deal for its ...
ZDNet

Coffee robot now serving passengers at SFO

The AI and ML deployments are well underway, but for CXOs the biggest issue will be managing these initiatives, and figuring out where the data science team fits in and what algorithms to buy versus ...