Chipotle Mexican Grill tries out robots that halve avocados — and possibly prep time
Restaurant chain's push into robotics could help improve accuracy and and address complaints about skimpy orders.
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Chipotle launches ‘Autocado’ avocado processing device
Through its Cultivate Next venture fund, Chipotle has invested in Vebu, a product development company that has co-created ...
Chipotle testing avocado-peeling ‘cobots’ or collaborative robots
Chipotle Mexican Grill said Monday it is currently testing its Autocado prototype, which it calls a cobot, or collaborative ...
Chipotle’s testing an avocado-peeling robot and an automated bowl assembly line
Chipotle has a new robot called the Autocado with a key assignment: peeling avocados. The prototype machine “cuts, cores, and peels avocados” by the case before workers mash them up for guacamole in a ...
CHIPOTLE DEBUTS AUTOCADO AND THE AUGMENTED MAKELINE BY HYPHEN IN RESTAURANTS
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced today Autocado, its avocado processing cobotic prototype developed in ...
Chipotle’s new robot can cut, core, and peel an avocado in 26 seconds
The Autocado cuts, cores, and peels avocados for kitchen crew to mash into guacamole. It’s being used at a restaurant in ...
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Chipotle puts its 'cobots' to work in restaurants
The automated avocado peeler and an augmented makeline have moved to the next stage of testing. Can they handle a lunch rush?
Chipotle's Avocado Machine Is Finally Making Its Debut — But it Swears It's Not Taking Human Jobs
Chipotle Mexican Grill is finally ready to catapult its restaurants into the future with the introduction of its Autocado ...