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Spyce Infinite Kitchen

Automated salad/bowl makeline (~500 bowls/hour).

Form factor
food_service
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
6

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Spyce Infinite Kitchen, a food service by Spyce (Infinite Kitchen) (commercial): 6 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.

Overview

Automated salad/bowl makeline (~500 bowls/hour). vvc: SCRIPTED hopper-and-conveyor assembly, not vision-guided manipulation. Operated by Sweetgreen (first location Naperville IL, May 2023; ~20 of 300+ stores); tech now Wonder-owned.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
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Key facts

Robot

Infinite Kitchen automated makeline using scripted hopper/conveyor assembly, not vision-guided manipulation

Stage

Acquired by Sweetgreen in 2021 for ~$70M, then sold to Wonder in Nov 2025 for ~$186M

Focus

Food automation

Origin

MIT-founded

Founders

Michael Farid, Kale Rogers, Brady Knight, Luke Schlueter (MIT alumni)

Acquired by

Sweetgreen (2021, $70M), then Wonder (2024, $186.4M)

Product

Infinite Kitchen automated cooking system

Specs

Task

salad / bowl assembly

Autonomy

hopper/conveyor dispensing (no adaptive vision)

Availability

commercial (Sweetgreen locations)

Autonomy type

scripted automation

Data & sources

News coverage

1

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Spyce Infinite Kitchen. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

Deployments (6)

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Recent activity

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Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Sweetgreen

Sweetgreen's footage of its Infinite Kitchen at Naperville, where bowls travel on a conveyor under ingredient hoppers that portion, dress, and spin-mix salads. Scripted conveyor-and-hopper portioning, not autonomous manipulation, and not human-free (a host greets guests and a worker adds final toppings).

From deployment: Naperville

Safety record

No incidents on record for Spyce Infinite Kitchen.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

  1. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/24/inside-sweetgreens-first-automated-location-plans-to-take-tech-nationwide/
  2. https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/sweetgreen-sells-spyce-to-wonder-186-million/804959/

Common questions

What is Spyce Infinite Kitchen?
Automated salad/bowl makeline (~500 bowls/hour). vvc: SCRIPTED hopper-and-conveyor assembly, not vision-guided manipulation. Operated by Sweetgreen (first location Naperville IL, May 2023; ~20 of 300+ stores); tech now Wonder-owned.
How much does Spyce Infinite Kitchen cost?
Spyce Infinite Kitchen's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Spyce Infinite Kitchen from Spyce (Infinite Kitchen). Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Spyce Infinite Kitchen actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Spyce Infinite Kitchen is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Spyce Infinite Kitchen?
Spyce Infinite Kitchen is made by Spyce (Infinite Kitchen), based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, founded in 2016.
Where is Spyce Infinite Kitchen deployed?
6 verified deployments of Spyce Infinite Kitchen are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Chicago, Illinois, USA, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA, New York City, New York, USA.
Can you buy Spyce Infinite Kitchen?
Spyce Infinite Kitchen is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Spyce Infinite Kitchen?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable food_service robots to Spyce Infinite Kitchen include Artly Barista Bot, Makr Shakr Toni, Sally, Servi.
How does Spyce Infinite Kitchen compare to Artly Barista Bot?
Spyce Infinite Kitchen and Artly Barista Bot (Artly Coffee · 5 deployments) are both food_service robots on the DEPLOY registry. Spyce Infinite Kitchen has 6 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Spyce Infinite Kitchen a top food_service?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Spyce Infinite Kitchen ranks in roughly the top 24% of food_service models tracked by the registry.
What is Spyce Infinite Kitchen's maturity stage?
Spyce Infinite Kitchen 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.
Is Spyce Infinite Kitchen safe?
Spyce Infinite Kitchen has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Medium 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

1
secondary-established-publication
Established publication
1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Spyce Infinite Kitchen.

Recent coverage

Spyce Infinite Kitchen in third-party press