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RETAIL ROBOTICS
F
ANCY A CUP of coffee made by a robot, a ro-
botic arm mixing your drink, or your pizza
crust perfected by The Doughbot? Welcome
to the 21st-century and beyond. Aiming to improve
efficiency and consistency while providing consumers with an entertaining experience, robotics
is making waves in retail. It's not about taking the
human touch out of the equation, but about creating
a fun, high-tech experience that leaves employees
with time to focus on other tasks, ultimately improving the retail experience even more.
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1.
In San Francisco, Café X Technologies has opened its
first Café X robotic café in the downtown Metreon Shopping
Center. Customers can order from the espresso-based drinks
menu in advance via the Café X app or on-site at the ordering
kiosk. Either way, they can watch the Mitsubishi robotic arm
prepare their specialty coffee to perfection without the wait
time. "It is a fun, cool experience," says Founder and CEO
Henry Hu. "[The benefits also include] improved consistency
(our coffee tastes good all the time) and improved accuracy
(we don't get orders wrong or give orders to the wrong
person)." Partnered with likeminded local roasters, like AKA
Coffee and Peet's Coffee, the company emphasizes that it is
not about replacing baristas or the coffee shop experience, but
rather offering the best possible experience for those who are
looking for consistent specialty coffee to-go.
Photo courtesy of CAFÉ X
2.
Also in the Bay Area, Zume Pizza describes its offering
as the perfect marriage of food and technology. Along with
the world's first "Baked On the Way" food delivery vehicles
with their patented Cooking en Route technology, the
Mountain View, Calif.-based company recently introduced
The Doughbot, an efficient and consistent dough presser that
turns "any dough ball into the perfect pizza crust five times
faster," they say, and improves on quality by pressing the
dough into the optimal baking size and shape.
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Photo courtesy of ZUME PIZZA
3.
On the Las Vegas strip, Tipsy Robot is the world's
first land-based robotic bar. With the assistance of "Galactic
Ambassadors," aka humans, the concept has two robotic
arms manning the bar that can shake, stir, slice and muddle
just like any proper bartender. "The robotic bartenders are an
attraction, like the fountains outside the Bellagio or the sign
on Las Vegas Boulevard," says owner Rino Armeni. "Our
two robot bartenders have been programmed to create the
perfect cocktail each and every time. It's quality craftsmanship and world-class mixology rolled into one." Signature
cocktails and custom-made drinks can be ordered via app or
tableside tablet kiosks.
Photo courtesy of TIPSY ROBOT
- Joann Plockova
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of design:retail - January 2018
design:retail - January 2018
Contents
Editor’s Note
Show Talk
On Trend
We Love This!
Designer Picks
Clicks & Mortar
Have You Heard?
Mingle
The Visual Eye
Style Made Simple
Be “Well-thy”
Special Report: Young Minds of Design
Winning Windows
Products
Backstory
design:retail - January 2018 - Intro
design:retail - January 2018 - CT1
design:retail - January 2018 - CT2
design:retail - January 2018 - design:retail - January 2018
design:retail - January 2018 - Cover2
design:retail - January 2018 - 1
design:retail - January 2018 - 2
design:retail - January 2018 - 3
design:retail - January 2018 - 3A
design:retail - January 2018 - 3B
design:retail - January 2018 - Contents
design:retail - January 2018 - 5
design:retail - January 2018 - 6
design:retail - January 2018 - 7
design:retail - January 2018 - Editor’s Note
design:retail - January 2018 - 9
design:retail - January 2018 - Show Talk
design:retail - January 2018 - 11
design:retail - January 2018 - On Trend
design:retail - January 2018 - 13
design:retail - January 2018 - 14
design:retail - January 2018 - 15
design:retail - January 2018 - We Love This!
design:retail - January 2018 - 17
design:retail - January 2018 - Designer Picks
design:retail - January 2018 - 19
design:retail - January 2018 - Clicks & Mortar
design:retail - January 2018 - 21
design:retail - January 2018 - Have You Heard?
design:retail - January 2018 - 23
design:retail - January 2018 - Mingle
design:retail - January 2018 - 25
design:retail - January 2018 - The Visual Eye
design:retail - January 2018 - 27
design:retail - January 2018 - Style Made Simple
design:retail - January 2018 - 29
design:retail - January 2018 - Be “Well-thy”
design:retail - January 2018 - 31
design:retail - January 2018 - 32
design:retail - January 2018 - OCover1
design:retail - January 2018 - O2
design:retail - January 2018 - O3
design:retail - January 2018 - O4
design:retail - January 2018 - O5
design:retail - January 2018 - O6
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design:retail - January 2018 - Special Report: Young Minds of Design
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design:retail - January 2018 - Products
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