Category
Lifestyle
Portable Mornings
Trend cluster
Category
Dining
Automation
Restaurants are opting for fully automated dining and cooking experiences.
3.8
Trend score
Trend
What is the Dining Automation trend?
Dining Automation: Restaurants are opting to become entirely, or almost entirely, automated and employee-free in order to enhance the speed and efficiency in which consumers' food is served. Though unlikely to actually replace chefs and servers in the restaurant industry as a whole, this shift reveals the appeal of tech-enhanced dining experiences for novelty minded consumers, while allowing brands to cut costs in the long run.
Trend themes
Themes within the Dining Automation trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Automation in Dining
Restaurants are opting for fully automated dining and cooking experiences to appeal to novelty-minded consumers while allowing brands to cut costs in the long run.
02
Robotic Servers and Kiosks
Establishments that opt for robotic servers and kiosks eliminate having to continuously pay for employees while allowing consumers to order directly from automated cubbies and tablets and have a controlled dining experience.
03
Kitchen Robots
The rise of service bots, such as kitchen robots, are performing a variety of tasks in industries like healthcare, customer service, and food service.
Industry implications
What the Dining Automation trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Hospitality Industry
Hospitality companies can innovate their clients' experiences by incorporating robotic services such as robotic serving devices and automated kitchens.
For
Restaurant Industry
The restaurant industry can benefit from increased efficiency and cost savings by implementing automation in dining and robotic cooking and serving technologies.
For
Robotics Industry
The development and production of robotics technology, including AI and machine learning, to power automated kitchens and dining experiences represents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the robotics industry.
Workshop question
Conceptualize an automated customer experience within your brand's area of expertise.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Dining Automation
Trend score 3.8 out of 10, from popularity 52%, activity 54%, freshness 8%.
Popularity52%
Activity54%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Dining Automation trend
5 featured examples from Mar 18, 2016 to Jun 7, 2018CategoryTech
Mechanized Casual Restaurants
Spyce Food Utilizes a Giant Robot to Cook Bowl-Based Meals
The restaurant industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by embracing mechanized kitchens, touch screen ordering systems, and robotic food preparation techniques to…
CategoryLifestyle
Fully Automated Sushi Restaurants
Japan's Muten Kura is Run Entirely by Robots
The restaurant industry can explore the opportunity of fully automating their operations to increase efficiency and reduce labor costs.
CategoryTech
Funding Food Service Robots
Miso Robotics Recently Acquired Large Funding From Multiple Investors
The funding Miso Robotics received highlights the potential for disruptive innovation in the food service industry through the integration of robotic technologies.
CategoryLifestyle
Gourmet Restaurant Robot Waiters
'Robot' Employs a Fleet of Robotic Waiters
Robotic waitstaff in upscale restaurants presents an opportunity for the robotics industry to develop and market service bots for various customer service activities.
CategoryLifestyle
Robotic Fast Food Servers
Carl's Jr. is Testing Out Employee-Free Locations That Utilize Robots
Fast food chains can explore the integration of robotic servers and kiosks to optimize operations and reduce labor costs.
