Robot model
CA-1
Autonomous AI food production robot producing approximately 800 meals per day within a 7 sqm footprint.
- Manufacturer
- Circus SE
- Form factor
- service
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 4
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies CA-1, a service by Circus SE (commercial): 4 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Autonomous AI food production robot producing approximately 800 meals per day within a 7 sqm footprint. UAE regulatory certification (ECAS) received July 2026; commercial deployment in Abu Dhabi begins September 2026.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Daily capacity
Footprint
Human interaction required
Regulatory
Specs
Height cm
To scale
Data & sources
Press releases
1
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for CA-1. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (4)
- CA-1 at Germany, Europeoperational
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
- CA-1 at United Kingdom, Europeoperational
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
- CA-1 at France, Europeoperational
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
CA-1 on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere CA-1 is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 2, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at Germany, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at United Kingdom, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at France, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Safety record
No incidents on record for CA-1.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-16
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-16
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: service
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for CA-1.Recent coverage
CA-1 in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning CA-1 from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Lightning strikes Long March 3B after liftoff, Kinetica-1 launches 5 satellites
HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of launches Thursday, including a Long March 3B rocket which delivered its payload to orbit despite a lightning strike. The Long March 3B rocket…
Circus Completes Acquisition of Belgian Food Robotics Company Alberts
Circus SE completes acquisition of Belgian food robotics company Alberts, issuing 1.2M new shares with milestone-based cash consideration.
Circus Receives UAE Regulatory Certification — Commercial Rollout Begins in Abu Dhabi
Circus SE receives ECAS regulatory certification from UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, making it the only certified provider of fully autonomous AI robotic food…
Circus Wins First Customer From the Automotive Industry For AI Robotics Integration
Circus SE secured its first automotive industry customer for AI robotics integration, expanding beyond food service.
Circus SE completes first production of CA-1 robots in high-volume facility
Circus SE completed first production of its CA-1 autonomous kitchen robots in a high-volume facility. Each CA-1 undergoes 150+ precision tests.
Circus Group Launches First CA-1 Robot at Meta Munich
Circus Group deployed its first CA-1 autonomous food production robot at Meta's Munich office, showcasing the robot's serial production capabilities.
Circus successfully launches its autonomous AI robotics system CA-1 in REWE supermarkets
Circus SE launched its CA-1 autonomous food production robot in REWE supermarkets, marking the first commercial deployment.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/circus-ca1.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/c13a8ff5-0f9c-4980-836c-b01ab357aa19
- Revision history: /models/circus-ca1/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Circus SE is an AI robotics leader automating food service for clients like Meta and NATO, but it currently faces a severe test with spiraling losses and a cash
Crafted by code. Perfected by intelligence. CA-1 by Circus SE — where AI meets appetite. #FutureOfDining #AIKitchen
Reality vs attention
CA-1 draws attention at the 58th percentile but verifies reality at the 83rd percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -24.8, 50th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
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: Oct 2, 2026