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Watch: Chipotle’s New Kitchen Robot Can Peel and Core 25lbs of Avocados In Half the Time It Takes a Human
In 1864, David Goodell revolutionized kitchen food prep with the invention of a hand-cranked device that could peel an apple in a matter of seconds. Fifty-nine years later, Chipotle is introducing the next innovation in automated fruit prep with Autocado: a robot that can halve, peel, and core a mountain of avocados with minimal human…
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Queensland Scientists Have Successfully Created Zombie Avocados
Queensland scientists have successfully grown avocado trees from frozen stems in a world-first for the field of cryo-preservation. The team at the University of Queensland (UQ) used liquid nitrogen to freeze two types of avocado cultivars for around two weeks. They then brought the frozen stems ‘back to life’ to grow small avocado trees. While…