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Tray delivery robot won ’ t keep diners waiting
SoftBank Robotics Australia has partnered with wholesale distributor Sushi Machines to offer robotic and AI solutions for restaurants .
Under this partnership , Sushi Machines will start offering Gausium ’ s Tray Delivery Robot Delivery X1 to its customers as a solution to ongoing worker shortages in the hospitality industry .
Delivery X1 is a tray delivery robot produced by one of SoftBank Robotics ’ global partners Gausium .
Leveraging technological capabilities from Gausium , Delivery X1 is pitched as able to safely transport and deliver large volumes of food and beverages as well as replenishment items on up to four trays .
Delivery X1 to perform flexibly in complex , dynamic environments and can perceive and create semantic maps of its surroundings .
Designed for fast deployment without a location QR code , Delivery X1 offers flexible operations and control through an intuitive touch screen or android mobile app .
Stuart Aamodt , Director of Sushi Machines Australia and New Zealand , said : “ Our partnership with SoftBank Robotics marked a first for Sushi Machine in Australia to initiate robotics solutions to our customers as we continue to expand our offering .”
Gausium ’ s self-owned SLAM ( Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping ) technology allows
Westpac New Zealand accelerates ISO 20022 compliance with Finastra
Westpac New Zealand has deployed a solution from Finastra to accelerate its compliance with the new ISO 20022 financial messaging standard .
The solution has enabled the bank to leverage benefits of ISO 20022 ’ s data-rich MX messaging format whilst providing backward-compatibility with legacy messaging formats , without needing to upgrade its entire payments ecosystem .
ISO 20022 is a global standard for the exchange of financial messages , such as payments , bringing benefits including greater interoperability between financial systems , enhanced straight-through processing and improved data quality .
For banks and their customers , ISO 20022 provides the potential for greater efficiency and transparency , faster and more costeffective transactions and new services and business models such as real-time payments and enhanced fraud detection .
“ With ISO 20022 set to replace the legacy MT financial messaging formats , we were eager to find a fast route to compliance and leverage the richer data offered by the new MX format , whilst ensuring continuity for existing applications ,” said John Forrester , Head of Payments , Westpac New Zealand .
“ Finastra understands our Payments business after working with us for a number of years and was able to provide a solution that solved these challenges , without us needing to upgrade our core payments platform immediately .”
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