LISTEN: Guacamole Bot Does All the Hard Work
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When you\\u2019re dipping into a big bowl of guacamole, you\\u2019re likely not thinking about the tedious labor that went into making it. Before you can enjoy an avocado-based dip, someone has to core, peel and slice the actual avocados. Chipotle workers, however, may soon get to hand off that thankless work to an unsuspecting robot.
The fast casual chain is currently testing Autocado, a prototype avocado processing robot that handles the time-consuming prep work before a Chipotle employee mashes the avocados by hand. The machine, which can hold up to 25 pounds of avocados, has the potential to cut in half the amount of time it currently takes Chipotle employees to make a batch of guacamole.
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