Donatos Pizza is a US-based restaurant company. Credit: Eric Glenn via Shutterstock.com.

Donatos Pizza and its sister companies have partnered with Appetronix to launch a fully autonomous pizza vending machine.

The alliance will focus on developing a standalone, fully autonomous restaurant featuring advanced technologies such as robotics and data science technologies.

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Donatos’ sister firms, Agápe Automation and the Grote Company, will co-develop the autonomous pizzeria with Appetronix. 

Agápe Automation also focuses on new technologies for autonomous standalone restaurants and small prep bots for existing restaurant kitchens.

Grote Company will offer its experience as the manufacturer of slicing and food assembly equipment for companies the world over.

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The first autonomous pizza vending machine developed for Donatos by Appetronix will be deployed in Columbus, Ohio, the restaurant company’s hometown.

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The new autonomous pizzeria will deliver a seamless dining experience to customers, from placing orders to receiving their pizza.

Additionally, the machine will enhance customer interactions, offer personalised recommendations and optimise inventory management.

Donatos Pizza, the Grote Company and Agápe Automation founder Jim Grote said: “We are thrilled to be working with Appetronix to deliver an intuitive, automated system to create our pizza, accessible to people everywhere.

“Utilising technology to provide a better customer experience through improved speed and product consistency has been a focus of mine since the first Donatos restaurant opened.”