Restaurants and Robots: How AI Might Automate Your Dining

Startups are hoping to change almost every aspect of the way we eat, developing technologies to bring new efficiencies to almost every part of the food chain. Restaurants are boldly assessing how the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics in food service tasks might pay off in this demanding and fast-changing sector. People usually want restaurants to meet or exceed their expectations. The technologies discussed here won't provide the answers in all cases, but they could bring positive changes. Many forward-thinking brands are experimenting with AI or robotics (or both) to meet their needs.