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        Miso Robotics, a kitchen automation company announced its entrance to the UK by launching its flagship burger-making robot, Flippy 2, at a Midlands branch of a quick service restaurant chain in the UK.
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        Miso&rsquo;s technology is already being used at US restaurant brands such as 
        <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/9156">
          Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants,
        </a>
        <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/6135">
          Inspire Brands-owned
        </a>
         Buffalo Wild Wings and Alliance Kitchen, 
        <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/9725">
          Panera Bread,
        </a>
        <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/9940">
          Jack in the Box,
        </a>
        <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/10692">
          Wing Zone,
        </a>
         and 
        <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/11567">
          Wings and Rings.
        </a>
        &nbsp;
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        <b>Analyst QuickTake</b>
        : Miso Robotics has a heavy expansion focus. In June, the company partnered with 
        <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/11139">
          Americana Restaurants
        </a>
        &mdash;a master franchisee bringing brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardee's, Krispy Kreme, and TGI Fridays to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In August, the company extended its Series E funding round, which the company
        <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/8185">
           first opened in February this year
        </a>
        , aiming to raise up to USD 40 million. The company plans to use the funds raised to further scale up its commercial manufacturing and international operations. 
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    <a href="https://www.uktech.news/foodtech/miso-robotics-uk-order-20221117">
      UKTN
    </a>
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  <p>
    <a href="https://www.foodserviceequipmentjournal.com/miso-robotics-brings-fry-station-robot-to-uk-qsr-market/">
      Foodservice Equipment Journal
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LG Electronics invests USD 60 million in Bear Robotics

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Artly Coffee collaborates with MUJI to introduce robot barista 'Jarvis' in Canada

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Pudu Robotics launches KettyBot Pro service robot

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 <p>Chef Robotics, a provider of robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) solutions for restaurant food assembly tasks, has secured USD 14.75 million in a combined equity/debt round to advance the company’s go-to-market approach and to expand the company’s workforce.</p>
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Chef Robotics raises USD 14.75 million in equity/debt funding

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Richtech Robotics enhances interactive capabilities in robotic barista ADAM with AI

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  <p>Pulumuone, a Korean company specializing in robotic food preparation, showcased “ChulChul Box Robot Chef" at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This innovative vending machine can prepare frozen meals in just 90 seconds.</p>
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Pulumuone displays smart cooking vending machine at CES 2024

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<p>US fast-casual restaurant chain, Sweetgreen, has expanded its operations to Huntington Beach, California. The new outlet is furnished with the company's latest "Infinite Kitchen" technology, which is a fully automated kitchen concept, aimed at streamlining operations and improving service efficiency.&nbsp;</p>
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Sweetgreen launches kitchens equipped with Infinite Kitchen technology at Huntington Beach

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 <p>Miso Robotics, an AI-powered cooking robot producer, has teamed up with Cali Group and PopID to introduce an automated restaurant, CaliExpress, in Pasadena, California. The restaurant offers customers an innovative ordering system through self-serving kiosks linked to their PopID accounts, and the orders are prepared by Miso robots.</p>
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