IU Health Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington, Ind. Hospitals, including the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Ark.In addition, Oberlin College and Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio, will offer students and staffers salad around the clock with Sally 2.0. Universities, such as Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.

Here are a few of our most recent deployments: You can find Sally across the U.S., Canada, and Europe in a variety of settings, including hospitals, college campuses, and offices. When might you expand from schools and hospitals to airports other public locations? The wheels are lockable with swivel and brake functionality. We saw a need to offer the ability for Sally to move more easily and added wheels. How much does the robot weigh? Are its wheels lockable? Sally’s popularity ensures ingredients are restocked often maintaining freshness and quality. The robot is refrigerated, keeping the machine more hygienic, and allowing for it to be cleaned every other day. It goes all the way from twice a day to every other day. How long does it typically take to clean and restock the system? Is this a daily process? Also, the ingredients stay protected and fresh in controlled temperatures, minimizing food-borne illness or risk for contamination. All of the ingredients are refrigerated at 38°, and Sally comes with a recommended “refresh” schedule that guides the chef on how often to replace and replenish the ingredients to ensure optimal quality. The new ingredients don’t require any additional refrigeration. There is a lot of staff rotation inside kitchens, and users can feel intimidated by a new device, so we wanted to develop a new version of Sally that anyone without training could use.ĭo the new ingredients listed for Sally 2.0 require any special refrigeration or containment? We spent a lot of time testing and experimenting with the overall look and feel and functionally to get to Sally 2.0. The biggest challenge was creating a friendly, easy-to-use experience for everyone. Our goal was to make Sally 2.0 extremely simple for both operators and end users. What was the biggest challenge in designing Sally 2.0? We saw the need to have a bigger space to show Sally’s menu and to make the experience more friendly and easier for users. Was the larger interface developed in response to customer feedback? Mara Behrens, vice president of design and marketing at Chowbotics, responded to the following questions from The Robot Report about Sally 2.0’s design and deployments: “We believe robotics has tremendous food-service potential because it enables fresh food at smaller locations or times when we wouldn’t have staff available onsite.” Designing a food-dispensing robot “We have enjoyed collaborating with Chowbotics to pioneer breakfast offerings made possible by food robotics technology,” said Helene Kennan, CEO of ISS Guckenheimer and a James Beard-nominated chef. San Mateo, Calif.-based food services company ISS Guckenheimer plans to introduce new menu items with Sally 2.0. “We’re excited to announce that we are now rolling out 50 Sally 2.0s across seven states, giving us the ability to expand our fresh food footprint far beyond the reach of our brick-and-mortar stores.” “After bringing 11 Sally 1.0s to market, we were thrilled with the positive consumer feedback and return on investment,” stated Scott Henderson, founder and president. Chobotics claims that its systems reduce the risk of food-borne illness and enable customers to control dishes for caloric or allergen concerns.Īmong the first adopters of Sally 2.0 is The Salad Station, a fast-casual chain in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The company said that Sally 2.0 now offers breakfast and snack options in addition to salads and grain bowls. Sally is available for purchase or on a monthly basis. The award-winning robot can handle up to 22 ingredients in numerous custom combinations in addition to pre-programmed recipes. The Hayward, Calif.-based company called Sally “the world’s first fresh-food robot” and said Sally 2.0 has a larger tablet display, a new user interface, wheels for greater portability, and redesigned canisters to reduce the time needed to clean and refill it.Ĭhowbotics introduced Sally last year, and it is in use in more than 70 locations. Last month, Chowbotics announced the worldwide availability of Sally 2.0, an updated version of its robotic salad dispenser.

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