Avocado prep is one of Chipotle employees' least favorite responsibilities, Curt Garner, Chief Customer and Technology Officer at Chipotle, told CNBC.
Chipotle's robot could also help alleviate lingering labor shortages that have swept across the restaurant industry.
Last year Chipotle started testing the chip-making robot Chippy, which was intentionally designed to make imperfect tortilla chips.
To develop the Autocado robot, Chipotle worked with Vebu Labs, a food industry robotics startup.
Future investments could include farming and supply chain innovations, as well as advanced robotics, Chipotle said in a press release.
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