Robot model
Diners
Restaurant food delivery robot.
- Manufacturer
- KEENON Robotics
- Form factor
- service
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 2
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Diners, a service by KEENON Robotics (commercial): 2 verified deployments on record. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
Restaurant food delivery robot. Navigates between kitchen and tables autonomously. Multi-tray design for serving multiple dishes. Deployed in restaurants across Asia.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Focus
Robot
Scale
CEO
Total funding
Revenue
Investors
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not disclosed
- Price
- $10K (actual sale price)as of 2025-01-01
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Pricing
One-time purchase
$9,800 USDactual sale priceas of 2025-01-01
Source: KEENON Dinerbot T9 Delivery Robot – OpenBot Solutions
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Jan 1, 2025
Deployments (2)
World's first general-purpose + special-purpose robot collaboration.
- Diners at Shanghai, Chinaoperational
Keenon Diners robots deployed across restaurant chains in China and Asia.
Diners on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Diners 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 11, 2026
KEENON T8 Delivery Robot
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
KEENON DINERBOT at Chick-fil-A
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
at Shanghai, China (Shangri-La Hongqiao)
- Price point recorded: $9,800VerifiedJan 1, 2025
Actual sale price
Safety record
No incidents on record for Diners.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: service
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Diners.Recent coverage
Diners 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 Diners from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Weight-loss drug boom could reshape restaurant bars as diners move toward alcohol-free drinks
Per the report, 71% of Gen Z adults and 74% of millennials surveyed said they drink alcohol either at home or at restaurants.
The most iconic breakfast restaurant in every state
From diners to brunch spots, here are some of the most iconic restaurants to grab breakfast in every state.
A 75-year-old Arkansas icon gets a second chance at fried chicken glory
AQ Chicken, and its unique fried chicken over coals, was embraced by generations before closing in 2023. Can this family bring it back to life for modern diners?
The loss of low-income diners cost McDonald’s a lot of money last quarter
The Bottom Line: The fast-food giant and rival Wendy’s have both lost a lot of low-income customers since the pandemic, a crucial reason for their recent traffic challenges.
McDonald's is losing ground to rivals like Burger King with a key customer group
McDonald's sales from low-income diners dropped 2.4% last quarter, while Burger King gained, showing a shift in fast-food dynamics.
Grubhub’s $24M FTC settlement is finally reaching diners and drivers
Checks are being mailed from Grubhub's $23.8 million fine from the FTC after it settled allegations over its business practices.
‘Guac Signal’ Sparked Chipotle’s Frantic Bid to Recall Jalapeños
The moment Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. figured out it was the jalapeños, its automated recall system began calling restaurants, again and again and again. With diners falling ill…
Keenon Robotics raises $200 million in Series D funding
KEENON Robotics raised $200M in Series D funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the largest fundraising round in service robotics history, with $100M in 2022 revenue from…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/keenon-diners.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/ff0fc1c2-b1bd-40d8-a529-30dbbfa1c26c
- Revision history: /models/keenon-diners/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Diners draws attention at the 49th percentile but verifies reality at the 31st percentile among service robots. Hype Gap +18.4, 24th 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: Sep 6, 2026