DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Flippy the robot working at CaliBurger
at any level , be it in procurement , production , quality monitoring or distribution . Additionally , a variety of economic and socio-demographic factors will also serve to drive an increase in practical applications of the available technology .
Scott Amyx , managing partner with Amex Ventures , says that although it varies by region , a pattern of increased use of robotics within the food industry is noticeable around the globe and he is confident that will continue to be the case – but will it increase as much as the report suggests ?
“ Because of sheer necessity we are going to see a significant rise in the use of robotics ,” says Amyx . “ Generally , in terms of food packaging , overall productivity , increasing output , decreasing cost , automation will reach that scale if not greater . From a macroeconomic perspective , population growth and the kinds of food supply we need , then it ’ s pretty massive – and to get that level of efficiency and scale there is really no choice but to get closer towards full automation .”
That idea was brought more fully into the public consciousness a
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