Service
Bear Robotics and SoftBank Robotics agreed to sell the Servi robot in Japan. Bear named TGI Fridays, Google and Bon Appetit among its partners.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“Partners include TGIFridays, Google, Boathouse Asian Eatery, and Bon Appétit Co.”
What it means
Servi, from Bear Robotics (majority owned by LG Electronics), is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on Servi
- Bear Robotics showed Servi Q, a smaller Servi made with SoftBank Robotics for narrow, crowded places, at the National Restaurant Association Show 2026. Bear says Servi is used in thousands of venues.
- Bear Robotics was offering its delivery robots as a service to businesses in the US, South Korea and Japan.
- LG Electronics said it would raise its stake in Bear Robotics to 51 percent, taking control of the company.
- LG Electronics invested $60 million in Bear Robotics.
- Bear Robotics raised $32 million in a round led by SoftBank Group. Its first robot, then called Penny, was being tested in some restaurants and casinos.