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Exotec Raises $335M to Streamline Robotics Supply Chain
Exotec Raises $335M to Streamline Robotics Supply Chain
January 17, 2022  |  Investments

Global warehouse robotics company Exotec has closed a Series D funding round for $335 million at a $2 billion valuation, and it plans to use...

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Art Imitates Life as COVID-Crimped CES Showcases Retail Tools for Touchless World
Art Imitates Life as COVID-Crimped CES Showcases Retail Tools for Touchless World
January 07, 2022  |  Retail

Scaled back and stripped-down, yet brash and defiant as always, the annual Las Vegas tech fest known as CES is loath to disappoint, given its...

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Restaurant Robotics Shift to Customer-Facing Roles
Restaurant Robotics Shift to Customer-Facing Roles
January 05, 2022  |  ResTech

As labor challenges persist indefinitely, restaurants are looking for solutions that automate every step of the process. While self-service kiosks can remove the need for...

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Robotic Restaurant and Retail Workers Roll Toward Reality as Wage and Labor Snags Drag On
Robotic Restaurant and Retail Workers Roll Toward Reality as Wage and Labor Snags Drag On
December 31, 2021  |  Economy

You’re unlikely to experience a robot attack at an eatery or retail store. Should you encounter a robot in such a setting, chances are it...

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Connected Cars to Strut Their Stuff at CES
Connected Cars to Strut Their Stuff at CES
December 29, 2021  |  CES

Automakers will be among the more than 2,200 exhibitors displaying their latest technology at CES, running Jan. 5-8. The annual tech event is to be...

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Robots Help Restaurants Improve Curbside Delivery
Robots Help Restaurants Improve Curbside Delivery
December 07, 2021  |  ResTech

With the challenges of today’s restaurant labor market stretching indefinitely into the future, businesses are looking to automate more stages of the process. While restaurants...

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Postmates’ Serve Closes $13M Round to Increase Delivery Robots
Postmates’ Serve Closes $13M Round to Increase Delivery Robots
December 06, 2021  |  Investments

Postmates’ robotics division, which spun off as Serve Robotics in February of this year following last year’s purchase of Postmates by Uber,  announced an expanded...

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Waymo San Francisco Robotaxi Waiting List Has Tens of Thousands of Names
Waymo San Francisco Robotaxi Waiting List Has Tens of Thousands of Names
December 03, 2021  |  Transportation

Tens of thousands of people in and around San Francisco are on the waiting list for a Waymo robotaxi ride, the Alphabet Inc.-owned company’s co-chief...

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Robotics-Powered Stellar Pizza Plans LA Restaurant
Robotics-Powered Stellar Pizza Plans LA Restaurant
December 01, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Robotics-powered mobile pizzeria Stellar Pizza is planning to launch a physical food truck location in Los Angeles that will be operated by robots, according to...

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