Robot model
Karakuri DK-One
Modular meal-assembly robot (hot/cold dishes).
- Manufacturer
- Karakuri
- Form factor
- food_service
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- discontinued
- Deployments
- 2
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Karakuri DK-One, a food service by Karakuri (pilot): 2 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.
discontinuedDiscontinued. The product or service is no longer actively pursued by the maker.
Overview
Modular meal-assembly robot (hot/cold dishes). vvc: scripted assembly automation. lifecycle=discontinued: maker Karakuri entered administration June 2023 before reaching scale (honest record of a category failure).
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Function
Maker
Status (reported, unconfirmed)
Specs
Task
Autonomy
Availability
Autonomy type
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Karakuri DK-One. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (2)
- Karakuri DK-One at United Kingdom, Europeoperational
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
Karakuri DK-One on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Karakuri DK-One 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.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Karakuri DK-One demo (historical)
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at United Kingdom, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Manufacturer-attributed media (1)
Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.
Karakuri's demonstration of its DK-One kiosk assembling a customized breakfast bowl by dispensing portioned components from hot and cold hoppers. Scripted, portion-controlled dispensing inside an enclosed kiosk, not vision-guided manipulation.
Supply chain (1)
Mechanical / contract manufacturing
- KUKA AGKUKA KR AGILUS six-axis robot (up to 900mm reach)suppliesended
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 Karakuri DK-One.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Karakuri DK-One.
Companies (1)
Common questions
What is Karakuri DK-One?
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: discontinued
Architectural position
Cohort: food_service
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Karakuri DK-One.Recent coverage
Karakuri DK-One 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 Karakuri DK-One from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/karakuri-dk-one.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/82641d2c-c0d8-4c6f-aa48-989fe130f9d2
- Revision history: /models/karakuri-dk-one/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Karakuri DK-One draws attention at the 13th percentile but verifies reality at the 65th percentile among food_service robots. Hype Gap -52.5, 16th widest among food_service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
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 20, 2026