Kalanick 推出「有報酬就業機器人」

🔑 增強重點摘要

• •Lab37, the robotics division under Kalanick's City Storage Systems (CSS), developed the Bowl Builder robot, which assembles and bags over 100 bowls per hour using 18 food dispensers and 10 sauce options in thermally controlled conditions[1][2][4][7].
• •The Bowl Builder is operational in a delivery-only Pittsburgh restaurant generating $2 million annual unit volume (AUV), with early CloudKitchens trials showing substantial revenue increases[2][7].
• •Lab37 is led by Eric Meyhofer, former head of Uber's self-driving car unit, and plans expansion to other concepts like burgers, burritos, and wings beyond bowls[1][4].
• •Kalanick envisions scaling via 'meta machines' for mass production of modular robots and integrating with autonomous delivery to cut last-mile costs[2][5][6].

🛠️ 技術深入

• •Bowl Builder occupies ~100 sq ft, doubles as prep surface, weighs portions precisely, photographs each bowl for quality check, adds utensils if requested, and seals bags[4].
• •Features 18 food dispensers, 10 sauce dispensers, all thermally controlled; current speed ~80 bowls/hour, targeting 100+[2][4][7].
• •Autonomous 60 sq ft kitchen variant with stainless tubes and conveyor belts for burrito bowls/salads, processes orders directly without human cooking[6].

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