Introduction
Stellar Pizza, a robot Pizza restaurant in Loss Angles, US was established by
three former SpaceX engineers named Benson Tsai, Brian Langone and James
Wahawisan in 2019. With its unique
features, robots prepare a pizza in just 45 seconds.
Automation
and robotics in food service are still fairly new, nevertheless, the Stellar
Pizza though is not the first of its kind where robots are used for making Pizza
but Zume started the Pizza-making robotic drive in 2017. However, humans were
working along with robots at Zume’s facility.
Similarly,
in Jan 2019 an autonomous robotic restaurant was launched in Israel. It is a
fully automated store where robotic fast food is stored in a boxed unit. This
restaurant can make 50 Pizzas per hour.
The
robotic restaurant concept is indeed a revolution in the robotic world. It
conceptualizes the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in programmed robotic
machines for business-oriented objectives by depending on technological
advancements.
Background
Reportedly,
Stellar Pizza is a brainchild of Tsai who served around five to six years in
the electric truck and bus industry. The CEO of Stellar Pizza Benson had served
five years at Elon Musk's SpaceX where his job was to design advanced batteries
for rockets and satellites. After that, he planned to make a restaurant to
prepare food without the involvement of a human hand. For achieving his goal to
create an automated, pizza-making system that could be fitted into the back of
a truck, he brought together more than 23 former employees of SpaceX.
According
to a Forbes report, Stellar Pizza was founded under parent company Serve
Automation.
Features
of Stellar Pizza
Ingredients
of Pizzas are comprised of homemade dough, tomato sauce and Grande East Coast
Mozzarella. Stellar Pizza offers Pizzas to the customers with different flavors
including a pepperoni or supreme pizza, among other own-modified toppings such
as onions, bacon, chicken, and olives. “The
next-generation pizza concept features automated mobile kitchens that can cook
more than 100 pizzas an hour, according to the Forbes report.”
The Stellar Pizza also plans to introduce a truck-based portable set up in Los Angeles wherein a robot will prepare a pizza.
AI in Food Services Industry
The
population on the planet is increasing with each passing day where resources
and affordable manpower are reducing whereas the number is increasing to be
fed, thus, Automation, AI and robotics reduce the pressure and decrease the
dependency on human hand. It creates opportunities for restaurants to offer high-quality
ingredients at a price point consumers can swallow.
In
new era of technology, keeping aside the progress of technology and especially AI
will bring a serious impact on the foodservice industry. Technology and AI make
new avenues for business growth. It provides an error-free business environment
with very positive results.
AI
was already being used in business across the world at a very restricted level,
however, Stellar Pizza has brought the concept of AI to new heights. Businesses
with the use of technology and especially AI have more ability to expand and
grow at a fast pace. Indeed, technology has already changed every aspect of
businesses whereas AI will further touch new heights.
Robotics
in Food Service
Robotics
was first ever introduced in the world in 1998 when FlexPicker was used for quick service for picking and packing
technology. Currently, around 40% of robotics are being used for loading the
objects whereas 26% are being used for food and beverage packaging lines.
With
the expansion and advancement of technology and AI, ultimately robotics will become
an integral part of foodservice one day. It will not be limited to loading,
picking, and packing services rather function under independent programming by
using AI to work on its own.
Stellar
Pizza is a step towards this next-generation concept with an innovative approach
to further boost the growth of the robotics industry. Interestingly, robots
were also used earlier especially for the purpose of delivery services, however
in Stellar Pizza; the robots themselves make the food.
Health
and Taste
The
robots prepare the Pizza themselves without the involvement of the human hand.
The people who take extra measures for their health and avoid human touch in
making of the food will especially enjoy the services of Stellar Pizza. Robotics
have the same pattern to repeat the actions with accuracy to maintain its same
applied standards, thus, make the customers more comfortable.
Advantages
- Reducing the labor costs.
- Same robots can work 24/7 without breaks.
- Error-free work mechanism.
- Extend hours of business.
- Reduction in food wastage.
- Publicity in using the robots.
- No leave, sickness, compulsions.
Conclusion
Stellar
Pizza is a step to advance the robotic restaurant concept and Pizza has become
a source for revolutionizing the robotics industry and especially AI.
Foodservice business needs self-reliance and quick service that is required to
fulfill contemporary demands. The robotic restaurant has the potential to
revolutionize robotics industry and AI.
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