Registry/Food service
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Food service
DEPLOY tracks 19 makers (including Picnic Works, KEENON Robotics, and Miso Robotics), 22 models, and 47 deployments on the record, most recently Artly Barista Bot at Lathrop, California, USA. Robots that cook, build, or serve food: vision-guided manipulation and scripted fixed-automation platforms.
Food-service autonomy on DEPLOY tracks the load-bearing autonomy_type axis: VISION-GUIDED manipulation (Miso Flippy, Chef Robotics Chef Plus, Picnic Pizza Station, Artly Barista Bot, Cafe X, Blendid) is the genuine autonomy class; SCRIPTED fixed-automation (Makr Shakr Toni, Infinite Kitchen, Nala Pizzaiola, Karakuri DK-One) is flagged where makers over-claim AI. Lifecycle state is verified-vs-claimed at primary-source depth: Karakuri filed for administration in June 2023 (DK-One discontinued, a category-attrition signal); Cafe X retracted to airports / B2B in 2020; Spyce / Infinite Kitchen was sold to Wonder in November 2025; Cafe X SFO Airport + Blendid Walmart + Miso Flippy White Castle anchor the named-site verified-deployment cohort.
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Companies (19)
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- Picnic Works
Seattle, WA, USA · $155M
- KEENON Robotics
Shanghai, China · $150M
- Miso Robotics
Pasadena, California, USA · $133M
- Botrista
San Francisco, California, USA · $130M
- Bear Robotics
Redwood City, CA · $113M
- Hyphen
San Francisco, CA, USA · $85M
- Chef Robotics
San Francisco, California, USA · $45M
- Cafe X
San Francisco, CA, USA · $41M
- Spyce (Infinite Kitchen)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA · $21M
- Chowbotics Sally
Hayward, California, USA · $16M
- Karakuri
London, UK · $14M
- Blendid
Sunnyvale, CA · $13M
Models (22)
View all →- ADAMby Richtech Roboticscommercial
- Artly Barista Botby Artly Coffeecommercial
- Blendid Smoothie Kioskby Blendidcommercial
- Botrista DrinkBotby Botristacommercial
- Cafe X Robotic Coffee Kioskby Cafe Xcommercial
- Chef Robotics Chef+by Chef Roboticscommercial
- Dexai Alfredby Dexai Roboticscommercial
- Hyphen Makelineby Hyphencommercial
- Makr Shakr Toniby Makr Shakrcommercial
- Miso Flippyby Miso Roboticscommercial
- Picnic Pizza Stationby Picnic Workscommercial
- RoboBurger Kioskby RoboBurgercommercial
Verified deployments (47)
View all →- Artly Barista Bot at Lathrop, California, USAby Artly Coffeeoperational2025-06-16
- Artly Barista Bot at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadaby Artly Coffeeoperational2025-06-16
- Artly Barista Bot at New York, New York, USAby Artly Coffeeoperational2025-06-16
- Botrista DrinkBot at United Statesby Botristaoperational2025-02-18
- ADAM at United Statesby Richtech Roboticspilot2025-01-01
- Spyce Infinite Kitchen at Chicago, Illinois, USAby Sweetgreenoperational2024-12-16
- Spyce Infinite Kitchen at Hingham, Massachusetts, USAby Sweetgreenoperational2024-11-04
- Spyce Infinite Kitchen at New York City, New York, USAby Sweetgreenoperational2024-07-15
- Nala Pizzaiola at United States (multiple hotel chains)by Nala Roboticsoperational2024-06-01
- Karakuri DK-One at United States (multiple hotel chains)by Karakurioperational2024-06-01
- Nala Pizzaiola at Germany, Europeby Nala Roboticsoperational2024-06-01
- Karakuri DK-One at United Kingdom, Europeby Karakurioperational2024-06-01
Regulations (24)
View all →- Indianapolis City-County Council approves a data-center permitting pause through 2027 (Proposal 238), pending final commission actionIndianapolis · operational restriction
- Texas pauses new data-center grid connections pending a statewide PUCT and ERCOT auditTexas · operational restriction
- New York imposes a temporary statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers (Executive Order 62)New York · operational restriction
- FERC orders the six RTOs and ISOs to justify or reform large-load interconnection rulesUnited States · operational restriction
- New York Legislature passes a one-year permitting moratorium on large data centers, awaiting the Governor's signatureNew York · operational restriction
- Monterey Park voters approve a citywide prohibition on data centers (Measure NDC)Monterey Park · operational restriction
- ERCOT opens a fast-track grid-connection path for large flexible loads (Batch Zero and PCLR)Texas · operational restriction
- ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robotsUnited States · safety standard
- NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025)United States · operational restriction
- BIS AI Diffusion Framework (Jan 13 2025)United States · operational restriction
- ISO 10218-2:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 2: Industrial robot applications and cellsGlobal · safety standard
- ISO 10218-1:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 1: Industrial robotsGlobal · safety standard
Food service on the deployment map
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Common questions
How many food service are deployed?
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY has 47 verified food service deployments on record, most recently Artly Barista Bot at Lathrop, California, USA. Each is a distinct, individually sourced field deployment, not a claimed unit total.
Which companies make food service?
DEPLOY tracks 19 verified food service makers, including Picnic Works, KEENON Robotics, Miso Robotics, Botrista, Bear Robotics, and Hyphen, and others. Each is an individually sourced registry record.
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