RoboEatz

RoboEatz offers a fully autonomous artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robotic meal preparation system called (“Ark 03”) which the company claims can prepare 1,000 meals including salads and soups at a rate of around one per 30 seconds on average. Ark 03 is a standalone kiosk occupying a footprint of 200 sq. ft. and featuring an articulating arm, space for 110 fresh ingredients—including up to 30 or liquids—an induction cooker, and a number of cubbies to hold prepared meals for pickup. The robot is capable of cleaning and sanitizing itself with human intervention needed only to refill ingredients.

Customers can place orders via mobile app or tablet, triggering the robotic arm to pick and place the ingredients in the induction cooker and load prepared meal containers into the cubby. Food can also be customized to meet dietary preferences.

The company plans to license out its technology to third-party restaurants with a focus on quick-service restaurants (QSRs), business centers, hospitals, schools, and commercial kitchens. In January 2021 RoboEatz disclosed plans to open its first location, in Latvia, with another location opening at an undisclosed airport. The company planned to open a prototype store in the US in late 2021.

The company raised USD 1.1 million in November 2020.