California salad-making robot company Chowbotics has raised $11m to expand the scope of its robot, Sally, so it is able to prepare non-salad food that can be served in a bowl. One challenge for future development, according to founder and CEO Deepak Sekar, is finding ways of handling ingredients of different shapes and sizes. Shelley Janes, who was Head of Partnerships at CarDash and CEO of SideDoor, joined Chowbotics as Director of Sales, responsible for the western region of the United States. The startup was founded by two former Google engineers who had been working on an autonomous vehicle project called Project Wing.
California salad-making robot company Chowbotics has raised $11m to expand the scope of its robot, Sally, so it is able to prepare non-salad food that can be served in a bowl. One challenge for future development, according to founder and CEO Deepak Sekar, is finding ways of handling ingredients of different shapes and sizes. The startup was founded by two former Google engineers who had been working on an autonomous vehicle project called Project Wing.