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Chef Robotics Chef+ at San Francisco, California, USA

Vision-guided robotic arm for high-mix meal assembly (portioning and placing ingredients on bowls, wraps, pizzas). ChefOS uses perception to adapt to varied ingredients without per-item pre-programming. 40M+ meals assembled across 12+ facilities.

Chef Robotics Chef+ by Chef Robotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

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Machine-readable surfaces

Chef robots deployed at Project Open Hand, a San Francisco nonprofit providing medically tailored meals. Robots assist with meal assembly for sick and elderly residents. Confirmed by Wired coverage.

Key facts

Operator
Project Open Hand
Purpose
Medically tailored meal assembly

Safety record

No incidents on record for Chef Robotics Chef+ at San Francisco, California, USA.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-14
Model
Chef Robotics Chef+
Company
Chef Robotics
Location
United States/San Francisco, California, USA
Status
operational
First seen
2024-01-01
ID
891daa77-774d-4ca4-b2a3-1fe47b3d666a

Timeline

  1. Jan 2024
    First recorded
    Chef Robotics Chef+ first documented operating at San Francisco, California, USA.
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Chef Robotics Chef+ operates in San Francisco, California, USA. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. These Robots Are Making Meals for a Nonprofit in San Francisco's Tenderloin · https://www.wired.com/story/these-robots-are-making-meals-for-a-nonprofit-in-san-franciscos-tenderloin/ · 2024-06-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: food_service

Sources by quality tier

1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication

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Common questions

What is the Chef Robotics Chef+ deployment at San Francisco, California, USA?
Chef Robotics Chef+, built by Chef Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at San Francisco, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Chef Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Chef Robotics Chef+ at San Francisco, California, USA?
Chef Robotics, the manufacturer of Chef Robotics Chef+, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Chef Robotics Chef+ deployment at San Francisco, California, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Chef Robotics Chef+ deployment at San Francisco, California, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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