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June 24, 2021

Swedish robots are coming for your ice cream

BonBot says its robots can help produce better tasting and more sustainable food.


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Robots aren’t bad in the kitchen — they can flip burgers, make pizzas, pour you a bowl of muesli or even serve you ice cream.

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A prototype for the BonBot shops. Photo: BonBot.
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Thomas Hartwig, founder of BonBot.
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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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