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There was a metre when baristas just had to write a customer ’s name on a cup and call it out . They would n’t always get the name right , but more often than not , it went to the veracious somebody .
The prospect of foot up takeout food has , however , become considerably more dicey in this post - pandemic era dominated by the Uber Eats and DoorDashes of the world . Chicago - based hardware startupPickpadis aiming to address the issue with its little square gimmick of the same name .
The ware , which was showcased at CES 2025 , is a small political platform where coffee shops and eatery invest food and beverage when ready for takeaway . The modular “ smart tablet ” system link up directly to a eating house ’s P.O.S. system , automatically inputting customer names onto the base . The inauguration is presently piloting the engineering with a Chicago - establish café .
Founder and CEO Yaro Tsyhanenko told TechCrunch that the system will be offered as part of a ironware - as - a - service ( HaaS ) package , at a price of $ 9 to $ 19 a month per pad . That include support , package , and everything else a restaurant demand to get the system up and running . The exact price depend on how many inkpad a location adopts and whether they prefer to pay annually or monthly .
At the moment , the pads are still pricey to produce , at a toll of around $ 100 , per Tsyhanenko . That should shake off a fair bit once Pickpad begin scaling its manufacture exploit . The troupe is also eying the instauration of full shelves that can easily slot into an Ikea bookcase , creating an automatise cubbyhole organization for order pickup .
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