In an office park in Hawthorne, a robot built by rocket scientists is making pizza. Inside the machine, a box roughly the size of a cargo van, a metal claw plucks a ball of premade dough out of its ...

Imagine going to a vending machine, but when you arrive it’s loaded with pizza instead of candy. A local pizza spot in Southfield has done just that. The ZaBot Pizza Machine is located in the parking ...

A company has started selling its pizza-making robot to restaurants. Now it has to convince chefs it's worth the money. Last week, Seattle-based Picnic announced that it's now accepting pre-orders for ...

One year ago word started to spread that a 24/7 pizza vending machine was heading to New Braunfels, smack dab in the heart of the historic Gruene district. So, with the unique food dispenser well and ...

People love pizza. People love convenience. Boom, a pizza vending machine! Not so long ago that would have sounded like a joke, but kiosk concepts are proliferating amid a wave of investment in touch ...

Yeah, whatever, R2-D2, you may have helped save a galaxy far far away, but can you make a pizza pie right away? Nope. But this rolling pizza machine made by a bunch of rocket scientists can. Equipped ...

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BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting our work and lives.

A robot-powered mobile pizzeria is set to launch in Los Angeles in 2022. We've heard this idea before -- pair robot-created pizza with mobile delivery -- and it ended in disaster. Will this version ...