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Armstrong Robotics

Corporate marketfoodCurated record
armstrong.ai

General-purpose kitchen robotic system starting with autonomous dishwashing; uses three off-the-shelf 7-DOF robot arms with parallel-access grippers, AI-driven perception, and manipulation; five years of R&D culminating in fully autonomous 24/7 dishwashing operation across multiple restaurant chains. Roadmap targets general kitchen automation beyond dishwashing.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, US
Founded2018
Corporate funding$12M
Team11-50
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersAxel Hansen (CEO), Jonah Varon
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedUS
Service footprintHQ San Francisco CA; robots operating live in multiple US restaurants 24/7; large chain customer (undisclosed) deploying additional units.
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinefood

Autonomous Dishwashing System

  • Three off-the-shelf 7-DOF robot arms with parallel-access grippers; millimeter-level 3D perception; advanced neural networks trained on thousands of hours of real dishwashing data

    vendor-stated hardware configuration and perception technology

    Claim source
  • Operates 24 hours a day; collectively washes over one million dishes per year across deployed locations; installs quickly and works with standard commercial dishwashing equipment

    vendor-stated operational metrics as of October 2025

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2025-10-01Large US restaurant chain (undisclosed)full-service restaurantUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordLerer HippeauBloomberg BetaNext Play VenturesTransmedia CapitalWestWave Capital
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-10-01Raised $12M from Lerer Hippeau, Bloomberg Beta and others; robots operating 24/7 in multiple restaurants; large chain customer deploying additional unitsThe Robot Report
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Source ledger

2 unique public sources

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Armstrong Raises $12M to Bring General-Purpose Robots to KitchensYahoo Finance · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Armstrong Robotics wants to create general purpose kitchen robots, starting with dishwashingThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05