- The company's cobots (collaborative robots) are assisting crew members in Chipotle restaurants for the first time
- Through its Cultivate Next venture fund, Chipotle has invested in Vebu, a product development company that has co-created Autocado, and Hyphen, a foodservice platform that automates kitchen operations and has co-developed Chipotle's Augmented Makeline
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 16, 2024 -- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced today Autocado, its avocado processing cobotic prototype developed in partnership with Vebu that cuts, cores, and peels avocados before they are hand mashed to create the restaurant's signature guacamole, and the Augmented Makeline, a cobotic makeline built in collaboration with Hyphen, are being tested in Chipotle restaurants for the first time. Autocado is currently operating at Chipotle's Huntington Beach, Calif. location at 20972 Magnolia St and the Augmented Makeline is being utilized at the company's Corona del Mar (CDM), Calif. location at 3050 East Coast Hwy.
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