Autocado cuts, cores, and peels the avocados before they are hand smashed by an employee to make guacamole. A spokesperson said it will reduce prep time by 50%. In Chipotle restaurants now, the process takes about 50 minutes.
On Wednesday, the fast-casual chain announced the avocado processing prototype dubbed Autocado, created in collaboration with the automation solutions company,. Currently, it is being tested at the Chipotle Cultivate Center in Irvine, California, but the company aims to roll it out to one of its restaurants later this year.
It cuts, cores, and peels the avocados before they are hand smashed by an employee to make guacamole. A spokesperson said it will reduce prep time by 50%. In its restaurants now, the process takes about 50 minutes. Employees now do all the work, from peeling to hand-mashing, to make the guac from start to finish.First, an employee loads the robot with a full case of ripe avocados . Second, the avocados are turned vertically and transferred into the processing device one at a time.
Future Guac: Chipotle Mexican Grill announced Autocado, an avocado-processing robotic prototype developed in collaboration with Vebu. This year, the company is expected to use nearly 4.5 million cases of avocados in its restaurants across the US, Canada, and Europe. That's equivalent to more than 100 million pounds of the fruit.
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