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Chipotle's New Robot in California Can Cut, Core and Peel Avocados in 26 Seconds
Chipotle moved an avocado-processing robot and an automated bowl-and-salad maker out of its test kitchen and into a couple of locations in California.
Chipotle Installs Robot Workers at Two California Locations
The “Autocado” machine is installed at a Chipotle in Huntington Beach and cuts, cores and peels avocados before a human mashes them up into guacamole. The “Automated Makeline” is at a store in Corona Del Mar.
Chipotle testing food prep automation at 2 California locations
Chipotle announced Monday that its automated bowl-and-salad maker and an avocado-processing robot will be deployed at two locations in Southern California. One device called the "Autocado," can take up to 25 pounds of unpeeled avocados at a time,
Chipotle's Latest Experiment Is an Avocado-Peeling Robot
Key Takeaways Chipotle said Monday that it is testing two new automation projects in a pair of California restaurants.One is focused on speeding up guacamole prep by automatically slicing and peeling avocados.
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 process Chipotle is describing as using cobots (collaborative robots).
Meet ‘Autocado,’ an Avocado-Peeling Robot Prepping Guacamole at Chipotle
Next time you order a burrito bowl or an extra side of guacamole from Chipotle (CMG), there’s a chance a robot could have prepared it. The restaurant chain today (Sept. 16) announced that it would test out two new “cobots,
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 Huntington Beach. The other robot, the Augmented Makeline, is an assembly line that puts together bowls and salads for workers to lid; this one’s being used at a restaurant in Corona del Mar.
5 Months After California Raised Fast-Food Minimum Wage to $20, Chipotle Is Already Bringing in the Robots
When it comes to matters of people's livelihoods, there is absolutely no glee in saying, "We told you so," but ... We told you so. As anyone with a rudimentary, high school-level knowledge of economics could've told you,
Chipotle’s futuristic answer to California’s minimum wage law may not be employee-friendly
It looks like Chipotle is diving head-first into the future, backed by avocado-savvy robots and a desire to skirt $20/hr minimum wages.
Chipotle uses ‘autocado’ robot to make guacamole in Calif. where fast-food pay is $20 an hour
Chipotle moved an automated bowl-and-salad maker and an avocado-processing robot out of its test kitchen and into a couple of locations in California. The chain announced the deployment on Monday and said feedback will determine whether it makes a broader rollout of the technology.
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Chipotle testing a robot, dubbed "Autocado," that makes guacamole
Chipotle Mexican Grill's new robot can make guacamole in half the ... Chipotle is using the Autocado at its test kitchen in California. The company didn't say if the machine would eventually ...
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Chipotle Rolls Out In-Store Tests for Avocado Robot and Automated Makeline
Chipotle Mexican Grill is taking its automation ambitions from the lab to the restaurant, with the in-store testing of two ...
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This robot can flesh out an avocado in 26 seconds
Chipotle has debuted Autocado, a cobot – or collaborative robot, whose sole purpose is to cut, core, and peel avocados.
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 Mexican Grill’s (NYSE:CMG) Robots Take Over the Kitchen
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has expanded its use of automation by introducing an automated bowl-and-salad maker and an avocado-processing robot at two locations in California. With the rollout ...