Robots at the cafe are piloted by people working from all over Japan – and the world (Adam Withnall/The Independent) Japan is running out of workers. With an unemployment rate of just 2.5 per cent, a ...

Robot waiter brings a plate of food to a restaurant table - Ira Lichi/Shutterstock You might love a Rosie the Robot in the house to cook and clean as she did in the Jetsons' home, doing all the ...

The year was defined by acquisitions, AI and automation, with big players like DoorDash, Olo and Wonder dominating the ...

Genesis Mijares, 4, and his mother Xai Mijares watch as a robot server leaves their table after delivering food at Shinhwa Korean Steakhouse in Roseville, Minnesota, on March 11, 2025. Leila ...

As automation continues to redefine the food and beverage landscape, businesses are exploring new ways to stay competitive and efficient. One of the most intriguing developments in this space is the ...

Robots are taking on repetitive kitchen tasks and doing them fast. At Chipotle, a machine now preps avocados in under 30 seconds. Sweetgreen’s high-tech kitchen cranks out hundreds of bowls an hour.

When he was a boy in Hong Kong, Kenny Poon loved to watch Japanese cartoons, and remembers being transfixed by a scene of a restaurant kitchen staffed by robots. “I said, ‘I’m going to open a kitchen ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DoorDash is expanding its offerings, adding restaurant reservations and robot deliveries in some U.S. markets. The San Francisco-based company, already the largest U.S. delivery ...

Robot servers escort diners to tables, take orders, carry dishes, cook and clean, tasks they’ve been performing in Asian countries for more than a decade. Now they’re working at a dozen restaurants ...

You might love a Rosie the Robot in the house to cook and clean as she did in the Jetsons' home, doing all the thankless tasks. But for restaurants, this is already a reality; Robots exist for ...