Chipotle tested a collaborative robot called 'Autocado,' developed with Vebu Labs, in a Huntington Beach, California restaurant starting September 2024. The robot cuts, cores, and peels avocados in approximately 26 seconds per fruit before crew members hand-mash them into guacamole.

Autocado was co-developed by Chipotle and Vebu Labs (funded through Chipotle's Cultivate Next venture fund) and uses proprietary automated processes to orient, slice, core, and skin avocados. The device is size-agnostic, meaning it can recognize and adjust for variations in avocado size. After processing, a crew member removes the fruit, adds ingredients, and hand-mashes it. Chipotle described the robot as halving the time required for guacamole prep compared to manual processing. As of late 2025, the Autocado was undergoing further refinement before broader deployment.