Festo says its new HPSX soft gripper is designed to solve long-standing challenges in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
Sweetgreen sells Spyce robotics unit to Wonder for $186.4M
As part of the Sweetgreen agreement, 38 Spyce engineers and support staffers, including its co-founders, will move to Wonder.
Armstrong Robotics wants to create general purpose kitchen robots, starting with dishwashing
Armstrong Robotics has already deployed autonomous dishwashing robots at restaurants for a year and a half.
Roboworx to aid Miso Robotics in installation, maintenance of its Flippy robots
This collaboration combines Miso Robotics’ AI-powered Flippy Fry Station robots with the Roboworx nationwide technician network.
RealMan displays embodied robotics at Automate 2025
RealMan Robotics debuted AI-powered robotic arms and modular platforms, highlighting innovations for manufacturing, research, and healthcare.
BurgerBots opens restaurant with ABB robots preparing fast food
BurgerBots uses ABB’s IRB360 FlexPicker and YuMi to address needs for consistency and speed, freeing workers for customer service.
Miso Robotics refines Flippy Fry Station with AI and partners
Miso Robotics has collaborated with NVIDIA, Ecolab, and quick-serve restaurants to refine its AI-powered Flippy Fry Station.
Pipedream Labs deploys underground robotic delivery system in Texas drive thru
While it is currently focusing on quick-serve restaurants, Pipedream Labs still aims to create city-wide underground delivery networks.
KettyBot Pro will provide personalized customer service, says Pudu Robotics
KettyBot Pro’s new features include a larger screen for personalized advertising, cameras for navigation, and smart tray inspection.
Nala Robotics incorporates generative AI into restaurant robot recipes
Nala Robotics said it is looking at how AI can help robots create recipes with the ingredients at hand, reducing food waste.
White Castle and Miso Robotics to test Flippy Robot on a Rail in fast food trials
Miso Robotics, whose Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail is designed to improve productivity and cleanliness in fast-food restaurants, will be working with the White Castle hamburger chain on testing.
Dishcraft Robotics raises funding to help caterers, cafeterias reopen post-pandemic
Dishcraft Robotics, which offers its Dishcraft Daily cleaning robots-as-a-service to cafeterias and restaurants, plans to use its new funding to expand to takeout dishes and serve more facilities.
Another Robotic Frontier: Fast Food
They can’t build the machines fast enough to satisfy the demand, particularly from Italian end-users. A1 Concepts Let’s Pizza machines are in Europe and soon will be coming to the US. The devices don’t just reheat frozen pizzas; they create an authentic 10.5″ pizza, made from scratch with fresh ingredients in less than 2-1/2 minutes.…












