Chipotle Installs Robot Workers at 2 California Locations
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’s ‘Autocado’ robot aims to replace $20/hour workers at select locations
Chipotle Mexican Grill is transforming the restaurant business with its introduction of collaborative robots (cobots) aimed at streamlining food preparation. The company recently unveiled its newest innovation,
Chipotle adds automation, 'autocado' robot helps make guacamole
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.
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,
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,
Meet the 'Autocado' and a robotic burrito bowl maker at these O.C. Chipotle locations
Chipotle said the machines are part of a pilot program before a decision is made on whether to roll out the robots to other locations. Both robots have been in place for about a m
Chipotle Cobots Make Their Debut In Orange County
Chipotle Mexican Grill,  the international chain of fast-casual restaurants specializing in bowls, tacos and burritos is currently testing collaborative
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 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 has a solution to inconsistent burrito bowl sizes. It’s trying out robots to make your food instead
The Augmented Makeline robot, created with food service platform Hyphen, can assemble burrito bowls and salads—which make ...
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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 ...
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 ...