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I find myself writing about robots a lot these days.
Take today, for example. Kiwibot, the maker of autonomous delivery bots, raised $7.5 million. It plans to bring the rovers to 50 college campuses this year through a partnership with the big noncommercial operator Sodexo.
Sitting in my inbox, meanwhile, is news that Checkers is adding AI drive-thru ordering to more restaurants, and an embargoed story about a big federal agency using robotic chefs.
Last week, I wrote about White Castle’s plans to add the robotic fry-cook Flippy to 100 more restaurants, and about DoorDash’s strategy for its robotics division, and about how robotic servers are showing up at all kinds of operations, including big chains like Chili’s.
My conclusion: We are no longer in the part of the adoption curve where we…
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