Robot model
Hyphen Makeline
Automated under-counter makeline that assembles bowls/salads from digital orders while staff work above it (~350 meals/hour).
- Manufacturer
- Hyphen
- Form factor
- food_service
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- usehyphen.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Hyphen Makeline, a food service by Hyphen (commercial): 1 verified deployment on record. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
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.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Hyphen Makeline. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Hyphen Makeline at United Statesoperational
Chipotle is testing the Hyphen Makeline at a live store in Newport Beach, California and at its Cultivate Center in Irvine, where the automated digital makeline assembles bowls and salads beneath the staff line.
Hyphen Makeline on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Chipotle Automated Digital Makeline in Action (QSR Magazine)
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at United States
Supply chain (1)
Foundation model / software
- Beckhoff AutomationTwinCAT 3 runtime + TwinSAFE safety + EtherCAT I/O + C6030 IPC + CP3924 HMIsupplies
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Hyphen Makeline.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: food_service
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Hyphen Makeline.Recent coverage
Hyphen Makeline 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 Hyphen Makeline from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Hyphen automated makelines get investments from Cava, Chipotle
Cava and Chipotle invested a total of 5M into Hyphen for its AI-powered automated makeline technology.
Hyphen raises 4m to automate the restaurant makeline
Hyphen raised 4M in Series A led by Tiger Global to expand its robotic makeline to more commercial kitchens in the US.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/hyphen-makeline.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/92f627cf-d3ca-4d44-b4a7-5016cf4528a2
- Revision history: /models/hyphen-makeline/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Hyphen Makeline draws attention at the 30th percentile but verifies reality at the 18th percentile among food_service robots. Hype Gap +12.5, 7th widest among food_service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
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: Sep 4, 2026