Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing
A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.
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"I don't know if I want to do a partnership again because of the failures."
— Lee Kindell , Executive
"We haven't yet seen any of the success stories materialise the way some people thought they would."
— Sara Senatore , Academic
"I want to be able to walk up to, let's say, a type of kiosk, put in your order, and it makes a fresh pizza."
— Lee Kindell , Executive
"Even 'fully autonomous' pizza robots won't threaten workers."
— Lee Kindell , Executive
"Every minute."
— Nipun Sharma , Executive
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A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.
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