Robot maker · registered
Appetronix
Builds fully autonomous robotic kitchens that prepare custom meals with no human staff, using robotic arms, ML-driven quality monitoring (on Viam's platform), predictive maintenance and inventory management. First automated kitchen launched with Donatos Pizza and operator HMSHost at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in June 2025; expanding multi-cuisine concepts (pizza, noodle bowls, burrito bowls) into airports, hospitals, universities and stadiums under a revenue-share model ($750K-$1.5M annual sales per machine). Acquired Cibotica to accelerate multi-cuisine expansion.
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Appetronix autonomous pizza kitchen
- Fully autonomous kitchen prepares custom pizzas end-to-end without human staff; $750K-$1.5M typical annual sales per machine
vendor-stated autonomy and unit economics
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AlleyCorp, Jim Grote / Grote family
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