Robot model
Sally
The Chowbotics Sally is an automated fresh-food preparation robot that assembles salads and grain bowls from a refrigerated rotating carousel of up to 22…
- Manufacturer
- Chowbotics Sally
- Form factor
- food_service
- Lifecycle
- active
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
Updated recently
Last verified change
Overview
The Chowbotics Sally is an automated fresh-food preparation robot that assembles salads and grain bowls from a refrigerated rotating carousel of up to 22 ingredient canisters. The machine was deployed in corporate cafeterias, hospitals, and retail food service venues as a self-serve automated food station. Chowbotics was acquired by DoorDash in 2021, which subsequently wound down the Sally product line.
Verified vs. claimed
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Sources on file
- 1 source, view all
Safety record
No incidents on record for Sally.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
- Chowbotics - Sally Robot · https://www.chowbotics.com/
Common questions
- What is Sally?
- The Chowbotics Sally is an automated fresh-food preparation robot that assembles salads and grain bowls from a refrigerated rotating carousel of up to 22 ingredient canisters. The machine was deployed in corporate cafeterias, hospitals, and retail food service venues as a self-serve automated food station. Chowbotics was acquired by DoorDash in 2021, which subsequently wound down the Sally product line.
- Who makes Sally?
- Sally is made by Chowbotics Sally, based in unknown.
- Where is Sally deployed?
- No verified deployments of Sally are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
- Is Sally safe?
- Sally 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-28
Maturity + lifecycle
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: food_service
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Sally.Recent coverage
Sally in third-party press
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Sally from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Operators lament the loss of Sally the salad robot - FoodService Director
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Reasor’s rolls out Sally salad robot to three stores - Supermarket News
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DoorDash is shutting down Sally the salad robot - Restaurant Business
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DoorDash will shutter Chowbotics 18 months after acquisition - Restaurant Dive
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DoorDash shuts down Chowbotics - The Robot Report
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Salads and robots? Unique fresh food option comes to Carle - Carle Health
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DoorDash acquires robotic salad maker Chowbotics - Grocery Dive
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Sally the Robot vending machine serves custom salads, bowls, pasta - Treasure Coast News
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Chowbotics adds contactless ordering feature to salad-making robot - Grocery Dive
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Saladworks Bets Growth on Sally, the Robotic Saladmaker - franchisetimes.com
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Saladworks to expand footprint with Chowbotics’ robot - Restaurant Dive
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Saladworks to expand into new markets with Chowbotics’ Sally fresh food robot - The Robot Report
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/sally-robot-sally.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/819b7e17-e154-4a2c-a1bb-c650908865ca
- Revision history: /models/sally-robot-sally/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
16.5/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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Dimension breakdown
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Deployment Scale
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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
Intelligence layer