Aldi has launched a robotic vending machine called a “Pizzabot” which serves up restaurant-style pizza at its store in North Sydney.
The vending machine is a new concept for the discount supermarket and claims to serve fresh pizza in under two minutes, with prices starting from $8.99.
The Pizzabot was designed in collaboration with Placer Robotics and is the first pizza vending machine to be manufactured in Australia. The technology is available exclusively in North Sydney’s store as part of a trial, for a limited time.
The pizza maker has the capacity to cook 450 pizzas per day, or about 17 pizzas per hour and features a glass exterior so customers can see the food being cooked and packaged.
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Aldi Corner Store director Huw Longman said the supermarket is “extremely excited” to launch the Australia-made Pizzabot.
“We understand our shoppers are motivated by quality, value and supporting local, and we are extremely excited by our collaboration with Pizzabot, a true Aussie innovation, to deliver great quality pizza and a unique experience, at the lowest price point,” he said.
Pizzabot founder and managing director Matt Lipski explained that Pizzabot’s vision “was to give time-poor consumers restaurant grade pizza that is quick, delicious, healthy and affordable.”
“With their contemporary format and focus on the highest quality, local ingredients at an affordable price, it was clear from the beginning that the Aldi Corner Store was our ideal collaborator to launch Pizzabot in Australia,” he said.
