# Salad-Serving Robots Chowbotics Inc.'s Sally Robot Makes Salads at the Press of a Button By Joey Haar | Published 2017-04-05 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chowbotics-inc References: [theverge](http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/4/4/15179014/sally-salad-tossing-robot-chowbotics-inc) & [chowbotics](http://www.chowbotics.com/) Sally, a new [food service robot](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humanoid-robot-1) created by Chowbotics Inc., offers a quick, convenient, and healthy lunch option for businesses. The machine effectively serves as a [vending machine for salad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/circusos), but rather than serving up pre-made salad bowls, Sally makes a fresh salad each time. Chowbotics Inc.'s device is capable of tossing [fresh salads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saladworks-new-menu) to order thanks to a proprietary internal system that holds fresh ingredients separate from one another and adds them in according to the salad ordered. The entire process takes about 60 seconds to complete; slower than simply grabbing a salad bowl, but far faster than preparing a fresh bowl oneself. The current Sally robot is large, having been designed for communal spaces like supermarkets and offices, but Chowbotics Inc. is working on a scaled-down model for individual consumers in households. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.3/10 - Popularity: 72% | Activity: 80% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Food Service Robots:** The trend of innovative robots that offer quick food service options for businesses, with the potential to reduce labor costs and increase efficiency. - **Automated Food Preparation:** The trend of robots capable of fresh food preparation, which could lead to new and innovative products and services. - **Fresh Food Vending Machines:** A trend of vending machines that can produce fresh, customized salads on demand, changing the traditional concept of vending machines. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food Service Industry:** Food service companies could incorporate food service robots into their operations to improve efficiency and reduce labor costs while providing customers with a unique experience. - **Robotics Industry:** Companies within the robotics industry could focus on creating more advanced food preparation robots that can handle a wider range of ingredients and cooking styles. - **Health and Fitness Industry:** Health and fitness companies could use fresh food vending machines as a new way to promote healthy eating habits among customers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Enabled Salad Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salad-stand-vending-machine.md) - [Automated Robotic Salad Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweetgreen-infinite-kitchen.md) - [Food Bowl-Making Kitchen Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nommi.md) - [AI-Powered Recipe Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salad-ai.md) - [Robot Burger Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roboburger.md) - [AI-Enhanced Meal Assembly Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meal-assembly-robot.md) - [AI-Powered Cooking Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/al-dente.md) - [Multifunctional Serving Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seromo.md) - [Burger Delivery Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/patty-the-robot.md)