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Hyphen Makeline

Automated under-counter makeline that assembles bowls/salads from digital orders while staff work above it (~350 meals/hour). vvc: SCRIPTED automated assembly, not vision-guided manipulation. Tested and deployed with Chipotle.

Hyphen Makeline is a robot model built by · Documented in 1 deployment in United States.

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Form factor
food_service
Maturity stage
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1
ID
92f627cf-d3ca-4d44-b4a7-5016cf4528a2

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Specs

task
bowl / salad assembly
autonomy
digital-order-routed automated dispensing
availability
commercial (Chipotle deployment)
autonomy_type
scripted automation

Recent deployments (1)

Sources (2)

  1. https://www.usehyphen.com/
  2. https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/chipotle-starts-automated-makeline-hyphen-food-safety/695443/

Common questions

What is Hyphen Makeline?
Automated under-counter makeline that assembles bowls/salads from digital orders while staff work above it (~350 meals/hour). vvc: SCRIPTED automated assembly, not vision-guided manipulation. Tested and deployed with Chipotle.
Who makes Hyphen Makeline?
Hyphen Makeline is made by Hyphen, based in San Carlos, California, USA, founded in 2019.
Where is Hyphen Makeline deployed?
1 verified deployment of Hyphen Makeline is on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States.
What is Hyphen Makeline's maturity stage?
Hyphen Makeline is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-06

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-06

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: food_service

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Hyphen Makeline.