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Self-driving restaurant-on-wheels brings food trucks into the future

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What if your restaurant came to you instead of you going to it?

Meet the Streat, a conceptual food-truck designed to adapt to these incredibly trying times. More than 60% of restaurants are estimated to close in USA alone because of the pandemic. This lockdown has exposed one of the most blatant realities of running a restaurant – renting commercial spaces is incredibly expensive, and restaurants, as popular as they may be, aren’t a very profitable business. Cut the cash flow for as little as even a week and the restaurant begins experiencing serious financial problems. Most of these places have been locked down since March.

However, it costs nearly 1/5th the amount to run a food-truck. You don’t worry about rent, location, or occupancy. The food truck can go where it experiences the highest demand, and can serve as many customers as possible while instituting a safe, social distancing policy. The Streat builds on that idea with an autonomous, pre-fab food-truck that can be customized based on the restaurant running within it, and can be rented out for a very nominal sum of money. The Streat operates on a low-risk, low maintenance model, and is designed to be autonomously driven (so you don’t need to employ a driver or worry about driving around the city yourself).

The Streat comes outfitted with a fully functional kitchen on the inside, big enough for as many as 3-4 cooks. The modular kitchen counter allows you to customize it based on the appliance you need, choosing between fryers, ovens, grills, hobs, and even fridges and deep-freezers for storing produce. A semi-transparent clad sits on top of the truck, illuminating it with sun-light to reduce energy consumption, while allowing patrons outside to see their food be prepared. Set your truck up with an online food-ordering system and you prevent the need for people lining up outside the truck. Moreover, the truck can even travel directly to deliver food to people, eliminating the need for delivery agents… and basically operating quite like a takeaway restaurant, but without the risk of one.

Designer: Lee Sungwook

Michael Scott would love this dynamic water and light smart speaker!

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We’ve seen speakers that put up a light show and we’ve seen speakers that are basically lava lamps. But what if you combine the best of both – colorful light element and the liquid element – into one? Vibrato, a conceptual speaker, does exactly that and more!

It uses water as an aesthetic visual element and also as a conductor for sound waves. The water helps turn the vibrations into a crystal clear sound for a better hearing experience. The vibrations also play with the water to produce a unique visual element that is not like a lava lamp but equally soothing – think of one of those running water pond showpieces that add a zen touch to the room. Water patterns paired with warm lights truly make Vibrato one of the most interesting speakers because when was the last time you wanted to stare at one light it was a satisfying ASMR loop video? This speaker can not only turn up with your mood but also help you wind down and sleep.

Colors change as per the beat and tempo which makes Vibrato a playful and interactive speaker. It has a soft build thanks to its smooth, clean lines and curved corners. The minimal form makes it blend seamlessly into your space and while there are no specifics, I would like to assume Vibrato would be a smart speaker with Bluetooth connectivity at the very least if it has to keep up with the current times. In fact, it will stand out because it combines a dynamic showpiece with smart tech which will appeal to music lovers as well as those just looking to upgrade their comparatively boring speakers. For some reason, I feel like this is something Michael Scott would love to have because it would be his own personal light and sound show.

Designer: Lee Sungwook