Top Robotic Developments of 2024

The exclusive interviews, videos and analyses that defined a year of rebounding growth

It’s hard to believe that another year is just about in the books. 2024 was a huge one for the robotics and automation industry, with the venture market finally picking back up after two down years. That in turn meant for all sorts of exciting product launches and new startups starting. With the Ottomate team about to head off for a holiday break — see you in January — we’ve rounded up some of our favorite stories, interviews, and exclusive analyses of the past year, below.

Bridge Appliances' Omm Is An Egg-cellent Line Cook

Tesla Makes Fast Progress at First Restaurant

Starship Charts Expansion Plans Post Capitalization

Zenblen Brings Robo-Crafted Smoothies to New Environments

Can AI Review Steve Ells' New Robo-Restaurant?

Misconceptions Abound as Amazon Shrinks Just Walk Out

The Rise (and Fall?) of Food Robotics

Meet Speedy Eats' Autonomous Drive-Thrus

Key Takeaways from Serve's IPO Pitch Deck

The Rise (and Fall?) of Food Robotics, Part II

The Most Interesting Technology Developments at NRA

The Rise, Fall (and Rebirth?) of Food Robotics

Cartken Raises $10M for Its Profitable Delivery Bots

How to Get Your Robot a Starring Role

What Is A Robot?

Flytrex Hits 100,000 Deliveries

More Behind the Scenes Photos from Hyphen's Lab

Behind the Scenes with Shinstarr's Olhso AutoWok

Everything Tesla *Didn't* Reveal at Last Night's We, Robot Event

Picnic Raises $5 Million for Pizza Automation

Automation of Food Prep and Last-Mile Delivery

See you in 2025!