It goes without saying that the COVID-19 crisis has been catastrophic for the restaurant industry, but many innovative businesses have found ways to continue providing food and services. There's delivery, takeout, online orders, food pantry donations—and now, there are sushi robots.

ASM865A Maki Maker can produce up to 1,300 rice sheets per hour, per the maker. Rollers imitate the quality of a rice sheet crafted by a sushi chef, with the correct air to rice ratio.

Thinking outside the roll, AUTEC's robotic sushi machines now produce a vegan quinoa sushi taco as an alternative to rice to address specific allergy and dietary concerns.