# OctoChef at Kaihimmakuhari, Chiba, Japan: deployment

Canonical ID: `4ff05055-42ff-4699-9f7c-a167aaad23d3`

Upgraded soba noodle robot deployed at JR Kaihimmakuhari Station in Chiba. Capable of cooking 150 servings per hour, effectively substituting one full-time employee. Part of JR East Foods' plan to deploy at 30 station eateries by fiscal 2025.

## Key facts

- **Throughput:** 150 servings/hour

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-17_

- **Slug:** connected-robotics-octochef-kaihimmakuhari-chiba-japan
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [OctoChef](/models/connected-robotics-octochef.md) (id: `a74f5551-4d3f-46af-bba0-3567bad12f16`)
- **Category:** [Kitchen robots](/kitchen-robots)
- **Company:** [Connected Robotics](/companies/connected-robotics.md) (id: `19afb406-d9a4-455a-9865-37a713a0d97f`)
- **Location:** [Kaihimmakuhari, Chiba, Japan](/locations/kaihimmakuhari-chiba-japan.md) (id: `66dea37a-bfc5-4899-8a0d-5530c4a059bc`)
- **First seen:** 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Connected Robotics - Robotic kitchen Japan** · https://www.aiplusinfo.com/blog/connected-robotics-robotic-kitchen-japan/ · 2021-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the OctoChef deployment at Kaihimmakuhari, Chiba, Japan?

OctoChef, built by Connected Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Kaihimmakuhari, Chiba, Japan on the DEPLOY registry. Connected Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates OctoChef at Kaihimmakuhari, Chiba, Japan?

Connected Robotics, the manufacturer of OctoChef, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the OctoChef deployment at Kaihimmakuhari, Chiba, Japan go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the OctoChef deployment at Kaihimmakuhari, Chiba, Japan?

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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