# Sharpa North at Shanghai, China: deployment

Canonical ID: `f575089f-02d5-4d58-ac74-b4c158904f71`

[Sharpa North](/models/sharpa-north.md) humanoid robot performs full shifts at a Dairy Queen store in Shanghai, completing 50-60 step food preparation sequences including Blizzard blending, topping distribution, and the signature upside-down flip. Zero-retrofit deployment using existing store infrastructure.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Dairy Queen
- **Tasks:** Ice cream preparation, Blizzard blending, topping distribution
- **Autonomy:** Fully autonomous, no teleoperation

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

_Last updated: 2026-09-04_

- **Slug:** sharpa-north-shanghai-dq
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Sharpa North](/models/sharpa-north.md) (id: `84105a98-4bfe-49d5-b69f-6e7206b4b8e6`)
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)
- **Company:** [Sharpa](/companies/sharpa.md) (id: `cb55e1ee-de7c-4ef8-a6ec-c84511517a76`)
- **Location:** [Shanghai, China](/locations/china/shanghai-china.md) (id: `16318355-da13-4376-a49a-2a3c632f9471`)
- **First seen:** 2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Official Customer Story** · https://www.sharpa.com/pages/north-at-work

## Verified answers

- [Which humanoid robots can you actually buy in 2026?](/which-humanoid-robots-can-you-actually-buy.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Sharpa North deployment at Shanghai, China?

Sharpa North, built by Sharpa, is recorded as a deployment at Shanghai, China on the DEPLOY registry. Sharpa operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Sharpa North at Shanghai, China?

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

### When did the Sharpa North deployment at Shanghai, China go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Sharpa North deployment at Shanghai, China?

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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