If you’ve recently been to a fast-food restaurant, you’ve probably noticed the proliferation of self-service kiosks that allow you to place your order and pay for it remotely. Even McDonald’s Corp. is taking another giant leap toward total automation by opening its first fully automated restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas in late 2022.
One startup, Blendid, is currently helping pioneer the future of automated food with its full-service robotic kiosks. The startup is currently raising on StartEngine, which means anyone can invest for a limited time. Click here to invest in Blendid.
Blendid is an artificial intelligence (AI) enhanced, automated food solution provider. Sunnyvale, California-based Blendid is more than an idea — it’s already working in real-time. In addition to raising an estimated $26 million, Blendid has kiosks operating in outlets around the U.S. Blendid’s AI tech is completely adaptable to a full range of user requirements and versatile enough to prepare everything from smoothies to multicourse meals. To learn more about investing in Blendid, click here.
Quick-serve restaurants or nearly any place with a vending machine that dispenses sandwiches and snacks could benefit from its unique automation model. The use potential in institutional settings such as universities, schools, and hospital cafeterias is clear. Placing kiosks in retail stores or freeway travel centers is another possibility.
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Some level of automation already occurs with simple food or takeaway items such as coffee, and Japan has some fully functioning sushi robots. But Blendid would represent a leap forward on that technology by using its AI capability to create a wider range of menu options for customers to choose from.
Restaurant owners and operators are keeping an eye on this technology. Even if a restaurant keeps the traditional model of an executive chef, replacing a kitchen worker at the garnish station with a Blendid machine to make salads and vegetable courses could increase the kitchen's efficiency.
Blendid could also perform some of the more tedious tasks in the kitchen, such as food prep, which would allow employees to spend more time creating recipes or menus for their clientele. The advanced AI that powers Blendid is also capable of creating custom recipes and menus.
At a minimum, the technology offers great potential for restaurant owners, who are always looking for ways to cut costs and increase efficiency. The potential translates into possible profit for investors.
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