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Robots - Wednesday, May 31, 2006

I'm Hyperactive Bob, Can I Take Your Order?

Aside from poor nutrition quality, one of the biggest problems for fast food is that they struggle to be fast enough.

HyperActive Technologies is a Pittsburgh startup that sells robotic technology - called Hyperactive Bob -t o fast-food restaurants. It is designed to give kitchen workers a good indication of what customers want and how much super-sizing to expect. It tells employees when they are about to get busy, even how much food to put on the grill.

Hyperactive Bob uses rooftop cameras that monitor traffic entering a restaurant's parking lot and drive-thru. The system is all about volume: If a minivan pulls in with a family of large bodies, there's apt to be more than one, hungry mouth to feed.

Hyperactive Bob Is A Virtual McDonald's GM - Get To Work, Here comes a Great Big Minivan Convoy

Greasy Fingers Don't Bother Hyperactive Bob

Hyperactive Technologies has now raised $6.5M in Series B led by Spencer Trask. Based on the reviews that Hyperactive Bob is getting from the chains, this looks like it could be a sweet application of predictive technology. HyperActive Bob is now installed in McDonald's, Burger Kings and a Taco Bells.