Chipotle continues to discover automating their meals prep with the take a look at of an automatic burrito bowl and salad robotic that they are calling an “automated digital makeline.”
The robotic was designed by constructed by Hyphen, an organization that produces automated meeting traces for foodservice and is at the moment being examined on the Chipotle Domesticate Middle in Irvine, CA.
The Hyphen automated makeline matches below the counter and builds bowls and salads whereas the highest of the counter can be utilized concurrently by an worker to make burritos, tacos, quesadillas, and child’s meals. The thought right here is to fulfil digital orders in a well timed and environment friendly method, whereas releasing up workers to work the entrance customer-facing makeline.
The way in which the automated makeline works is:
- Digital orders that embody a bowl or salad are routed to the automated system (different gadgets could be made by an worker utilizing the non-automated high makeline)
- A bowl is moved alongside the makeline to specified ingredient containers.
- Every container dispenses the required portion of its ingredient into the bowl.
- As soon as the bowl finishes shifting down the road, it raises up by a gap within the counter to be collected by an worker.
- The order would then be put collectively by the worker and positioned in its designated pick-up space.
In line with Chipotle, about 65% of their digital orders are for bowls or salads. Digital orders as a complete made up about 39% of the chain’s meals and beverage gross sales in 2022.
The Hyphen automated makeline is simply the newest of Chipotle’s assessments of meals prep automation. Lately, they’ve additionally examined and the Autocado (an avocado prep robotic) and Chippy (a tortilla chip robotic).
Picture by way of Chipotle.
