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Meet Autocado, Chipotle’s New Robot to Make Guacamole Faster

Chipotle has unveiled a new avocado processing cobotic (collaborative robot) prototype called Autocado that cuts, cores, and peels avocados before they are hand mashed to create the restaurant’s signature guacamole.Source: Chipotle

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By Daniela Sirtori

July 12, 2023 at 11:28 AM UTC

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is testing a robot that it hopes will slash in half how long it takes to prepare guacamole.

The “collaborative robot,” dubbed Autocado, will cut, core and peel avocados before they’re hand mashed by the restaurant’s staff. Workers spend an average of 50 minutes to make a batch of guacamole, according to Chipotle.