The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Makr Shakr: 1 model, 5 deployments across 4 regions. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryFood service
Overview
Makr Shakr is an Italian robotic bartending company based in Turin, founded by designer Carlo Ratti of CRA - Carlo Ratti Associati and MIT Senseable City Lab. The company develops robotic drink mixing systems including the Toni bartending robot, capable of crafting over 60 beverages per hour.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 5 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Robot
Focus
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Technology
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Product
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
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Every company Makr Shakr has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Makr Shakr on the deployment map
View the global map5 verified deployments across 4 regions, newest verified Jan 2023. Explore where Makr Shakr's robots are operating, by place and type.
- announcedMakr Shakr Toni at Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta, USA →verified Jan 2023
- operationalMakr Shakr Toni at Canggu, Bali, Indonesia →Southeast Asia · verified Dec 2022
- operationalMakr Shakr Toni at Singapore (Changi Airport) →Southeast Asia · verified Jan 2022
- operationalMakr Shakr Toni at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA →West Coast · verified Jan 2015
- operationalMakr Shakr Toni at Royal Caribbean cruise ships (9 ships) →California · verified Jan 2014
View the full Makr Shakr deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Carlo Ratti Founder & Designerreported, not verified
- Emanuele Rossetti CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Carlo Ratticofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Makr Shakr.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Makr Shakr5 deployments
Recent coverage
Makr Shakr in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Makr Shakr competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- Artly Coffeedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bear Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blendiddirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Botristadirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Cafe Xdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Chef Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Supplied by (1)
Mechanical / contract manufacturing
- KUKA AGvia Makr Shakr ToniKUKA KR AGILUS six-axis arms (KR 10 R1100 mixing + KR 6 R900-2 pour), KR C4 controllersupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Makr Shakr has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- makr-shakr x nvidiawithNVIDIA1108technology—operating
- makr-shakr x awswithAWS976technology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Makr Shakr Toni robotic bartender
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2023
Makr Shakr Toni at Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 1, 2022
Makr Shakr Toni at Canggu, Bali, Indonesia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2022
Makr Shakr Toni at Singapore (Changi Airport)
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Makr Shakr.Peer companies
- Bear Robotics3 models
- KEENON Robotics2 models
- Richtech Robotics2 models
- Artly Coffee1 model
- Blendid1 model
- Botrista1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Makr Shakr from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Makr Shakr Launches Italy's First Robotic Bar in Turin
Makr Shakr launched Italy's first robotic bar in Turin, with the Toni Compatto robotic arm capable of crafting over 60 beverages per hour.
Makr Shakr robotic bar by Carlo Ratti and MIT Senseable City Lab
Italian architect Carlo Ratti and MIT Senseable City Lab installed three robotic bartenders at the Milan design festival in 2013.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/makr-shakr.md
- RSS feed: /companies/makr-shakr/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/f307f50f-f500-4e86-833f-7587a0776527
- Revision history: /companies/makr-shakr/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Bear Robotics3 models
- KEENON Robotics2 models
- Richtech Robotics2 models
- Artly Coffee1 model
- Blendid1 model
- Botrista1 model
Video
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Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Makr Shakr draws attention at the 50th percentile but verifies reality at the 82nd percentile among food_service robots. Hype Gap -31.6, 16th widest among food_service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 5 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 5, 2026