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Walmart’s Drone Delivery Service Expands Wings in Dallas

Walmart’s Drone Delivery Service Expands Wings in Dallas

by Bernadette Heier | Sep 6, 2023 | Automation, News

Walmart is expanding sky-high deliveries in Dallas by teaming with Wing, an on-demand drone delivery provider powered by Google’s parent company, Alphabet.  The aerial service is set to take flight “in the coming weeks” first from a Walmart Supercenter in Frisco,...
Starship Delivery Robots Roll out to more Campuses with Updated Tech

Starship Delivery Robots Roll out to more Campuses with Updated Tech

by Bernadette Heier | Aug 30, 2023 | Automation, News

As the school year approaches and students ramp up to head back to campus, so are delivery bots. Starship Technologies has announced it added additional schools to its roster, now serving 50 college campuses across the U.S Added schools include Wichita State...
Fazoli’s Tests AI to Streamline Drive-Thru Services

Fazoli’s Tests AI to Streamline Drive-Thru Services

by Bernadette Heier | Aug 7, 2023 | Automation, News

For Fazoli’s, investing in off-premises services began in 1998 when the Kentucky-based chain became one of the first to offer customers quick-service Italian from the comfort of their own cars. “Drive-thru has been a key part of our DNA dating back to our inception 35...
Donatos Looks to New Markets with Autonomous Pizza Vending Machine

Donatos Looks to New Markets with Autonomous Pizza Vending Machine

by Bernadette Heier | Jul 18, 2023 | Automation, News

Donatos and its sister companies Agápe Automation and Grote Company have partnered with robotics company Appetronix to create a fully autonomous pizza vending machine. Although still in development, the model will resemble Toronto-based Appetronix’s Asian cuisine bot...
Chipotle Tests ‘Autocado” a Guacamole Prep Robot

Chipotle Tests ‘Autocado” a Guacamole Prep Robot

by Bernadette Heier | Jul 12, 2023 | Automation, News

Chipotle aims to slash employee time spent preparing their signature guacamole with a new robotic prototype.  Dubbed the “Autocado” the machine cuts, cores and peels avocados before they are hand mashed and additional ingredients added.  How it works: An employee...
‘Rocket Man’ Delivers Domino’s via Jetpack

‘Rocket Man’ Delivers Domino’s via Jetpack

by Bernadette Heier | Jul 5, 2023 | Automation, News

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…pizza delivery? Domino’s recently shocked concert bystanders by delivering the world’s first pizza via jetpack.  The stunt was unveiled at the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset, England, fittingly coinciding with “Rocket Man’...
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