Press releases
Blendid CTO Joins Builder Nation’s Podcast for Interview
Venki Ayalur, cofounder and CTO at Blendid, joins Builder Nation’s Podcast host Elisa Muñoz to share his experience in food tech. He also shares some insights about the Jamba collaboration, dives into hardware and software components, and the tools used to manage inventory.
Smoothie Robot Creates 9 Drinks at Once
Jamba by Blendid is the newest food automation service at the UCLA campus making up to 45 smoothies an hour. Learn more in this video brought to you by Santa Monica College.
Ackerman Union Adds New Dining Options Ahead of Fall Quarter
Creating only smoothies, the Jamba by Blendid robot allows Bruins to tailor smoothies to their liking, said Geoff Henry, president of Jamba. “Being able to customize it and then actually watch the robot make the smoothie, pour the smoothie, deliver the smoothie through the two-way glass door.
Jamba by Blendid Robot Can Make Nine Smoothies at Same Time
When students return to UCLA this fall, they’ll have a new option for fresh, custom smoothies. A Jamba robot! Jamba by Blendid is a self-contained, fully automated kiosk. It requires just an 8 x 8-foot space to operate. It holds up to 20 ingredients and typically requires just a few hours of restocking a day.
Why do college kids get all the cool robots?
If you have a kid heading to college in the fall, it might be time to have the talk. It’s okay to experiment, but don’t go crazy for the first robot you meet – you’ll have others. That’s because college campuses are fast emerging as a critical early testing ground for the robotics sector.
Jamba by Blendid expands to UCLA
Jamba by Blendid’s 24-hour service appears to be a good fit for high-traffic locations. College campuses in particular are populated with tech-savvy consumers, who are open to automation and may not have much free time during traditional restaurant hours.
UCLA to install Jamba by Blendid robotic kiosk
UCLA, the third college to open such a kiosk, will open Jamba by Blendid this summer in preparation for the 2022-2023 school year. “We’re excited to finalize details for the official opening and to see how robotics and artificial intelligence technologies can help our food service operations
Smoothie Bots to Take Over Jamba Locations
Robots are coming to the quick serve space, and it’s been fascinating to track the progression across various food offerings. In the latest iteration, smoothie purveyor Jamba is expanding its partnership with food automation firm Blendid on additional robotic smoothie kiosks.
Behind the Scenes of Jamba’s Game-Changing Robotic Kiosk
When a customer approaches Jamba’s robotic kiosks in Dixon or Downey, California, one of the first things they do is pull out their phone and start recording. As Jamba president Geoff Henry says, it’s pure entertainment to see that initial time the robotic system makes your customized smoothie.
Watch The Jamba Smoothie Robot In Action In The Middle of Stonewood Center Mall
Sometimes it’s hard to visualize something in action until, well, you see it in action. That’s why I thought this fast-motion video clip from Blendid of their new Jamba branded smoothie robot is so interesting.
Jamba Debuts Robotic Smoothie Kiosk
Jamba and Blendid announced the second Jamba by Blendid pilot location, now open at the Stonewood Center in Downey, CA today. Building on the successful 2020 opening of the first Jamba by Blendid in Dixon, CA, this is the next step in the effort to open Jamba by Blendid kiosks ...
Jamba and Blendid Open Second Robot Smoothie Kiosk, Eyeing More Locations
You know what they say: one robot smoothie kiosk is an experiment, two make a trend…
Blendid Closes Second Oversubscribed Crowdfunding Campaign
Hitting its $2 million target via 1,475 individual investors during a four-month campaign on StartEngine, Blendid has now raised a total of $20 million in investment through a combination of traditional venture capital, strategic investors and crowdfunding.
Blendid to Add Locations in Southern California and Georgia This Year
Blendid announces expansion plans to two new geographic areas starting in Q3 2021. Building on the success of their Northern California locations in retail stores and universities, Blendid has selected the Southern California and Atlanta, Georgia regions for their next two regions of concentration.
Growing Robot Concept Blendid Boots Up in New Locations
What do you get when you blend robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence with fresh fruits and juices? A futuristic concept that’s already expanding into more markets.
Viewpoint: Robots at the Ready–Automating the Future of Food Service
Automation will bring a number of benefits to food management operations in the post-pandemic world.
How AI-Powered Robots are Helping the Food Industry
AI-powered robots will bring the future of highly personalized, healthy, fresh, and delicious food options to life.
Robots in the Food Service Industry
The future of fresh, fast food is in robotics. In the not-so-distant future, robotic food automation systems will line the checkout areas and hallways of our major retailers, food courts, airport terminals, hospitals and universities.
Do AI-powered food robots put human jobs at risk?
Quick serve is going to the robots thanks to these new machines. Here’s why humans stand a chance.
Robotic Kiosks Revolutionize Retail, Restaurants
As a young man, Vipin Jain, now the CEO and co-founder of Blendid, was fascinated by a piece of equipment on Star Trek called a replicator. In this futuristic piece of fiction, you could make food from energy without other ingredients.
Your Next Jamba Smoothie Might be Made by a Robot
Smoothie making can be so messy and time consuming that it’s usually easier to leave all the washing, peeling, slicing, and blending to someone else. Or, in Jamba’s case, something else.
A Robot is Now Making Jamba smoothies in a California Walmart in less than 3 minutes
Jamba has teamed up with Blendid, a robot smoothie maker, to unveil the first Jamba by Blendid kiosk. In line with food service and retail trends, especially during COVID-10 times, the kiosk is contactless and operates autonomously.
Blendid, Jamba Team Up To Open Robotic Smoothie Kiosk At Walmart
Blendid, which makes a robotic kiosk that makes smoothies, and Jamba are opening their inaugural co-branded location, Jamba by Blendid, at a West Coast Walmart on Wednesday (Dec. 2), according to an announcement.
Jamba debuts autonomous smoothie kiosk in Walmart
Just a few weeks after unveiling a Blendid smoothie-making robot at a Walmart in Fremont California, the retailer and AI startup have debuted another contactless alternative to smoothie bars that this time is co-branded with Jamba.
Blendid, Jamba Team on 1st Co-Branded Location
In its first co-branded location, Blendid, developer of an autonomous smoothie-making kiosk, will create contactless, customized Jamba by Blendid smoothies. The Jamba by Blendid kiosk makes its debut Dec. 1 at a Walmart location in Dixon, California…
Blendid Opens Fourth Kiosk Location in Walmart Bay Area
December 1, 2020 – Blendid is opening the company’s fourth food robotics kiosk at Walmart in Fremont, CA. Bay Area–based Blendid offers an innovative, autonomous, and contactless food automation platform that leverages machine learning, robotics, and artificial intelligence…
Automated Smoothie Maker Comes to Walmart
Offering a contactless food automation platform that leverages machine learning, robotics and artificial intelligence to create nutrient-dense customized drinks on demand, Blendid has opened a kiosk at a Walmart store in Fremont, California…
Blendid Opens Robotic Food Kiosk at California Walmart
Blendid, an autonomous and contactless food automation platform that leverages machine learning, robotics and artificial intelligence to create smoothies, made on-demand, has installed its fourth robotic food kiosk at a Walmart in Fremont, California…
Smoothie-making Bot at Walmart Signals the Rise of the Robot Fast Food Worker
You know that robots are going mainstream when they pop up in Walmart. That was the case for startup Blendid which debuted its fourth Bay Area location at the Fremont Walmart in California this week. The kiosk, open seven days a week, allows customers to place contactless orders ...
With Robot Deliveries and Outdoor Tents, Campus Dining Will Be Very Different
By Becky Vuksta’s calculations, the new socially distanced dining-hall setup at Furman University in Greenville, S.C., will serve 12 students a minute, or 720 students per hour. Not bad, but still not fast enough to feed the school’s 2,700 students in the rush between classes.
‘Blendid’ Robot Makes Instant Smoothies
Blendid CEO Vipin Jain discusses the technology behind the robot which makes customized smoothies instantly.
Robotic Smoothie Maker Debuts at Sonoma State University
The newest attraction at Charlie Brown’s Cafe at Sonoma State University is making drinks and drawing a crowd. It’s a smoothie-making robot. “It creates something students might want to come to campus for. It’s definitely eye-appealing.
Blendid’s Smoothie Robot Heads Off to the University of San Francisco
If you want to see the future of robots, go to college. I don’t mean become a student and take classes, I mean just literally head to a college campus as they are quickly becoming the go-to spot for companies to launch robots. Among the latest is Blendid’s smoothie-making robot, which is launch…