Service
LG Electronics invested $60 million in Bear Robotics.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“LG Electronics had invested $60 million in the startup in 2024.”
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.
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.
- Bear Robotics and SoftBank Robotics agreed to sell the Servi robot in Japan. Bear named TGI Fridays, Google and Bon Appetit among its partners.
- 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.