Section12 robots tracked
Restaurants, shops and hotels
Robots that carry plates, fry food, scrub floors, count shelves and patrol car parks. Where you might already meet one, and how far each has really got.
12 of 12 have paying customers or regulator clearance. The rest are pilots, pre-orders or demos.
01How far each has got
From demo to everyday
Each robot sits on the same five-step ladder, worked out from dated, sourced milestones. A stage says how far it has got, not how good it is.
- 1Demo only
- None yet
- 2Pre-orders
- None yet
- 3Pilot
- None yet
- 4Paying customers
- ADAM and other Richtech robotsRichtech Robotics
- AescapeAescape
- BellaBot, KettyBot and other Pudu robotsPudu Robotics
- Chef robotsChef Robotics
- Flippy Fry StationMiso Robotics
- K5 and other security robotsKnightscope
- RelayRelay Robotics (formerly Savioke)
- ServiBear Robotics (majority owned by LG Electronics)
- TallySimbe Robotics
- TUG and Zena RX delivery robotsST Engineering Aethon
- 5Regulator-cleared or mass market
02Every robot
The full list
Furthest along first. Open any robot for its track record, the maker's promises and every source.
- BrainOSBrain Corp · Self-driving software for cleaning machinesCleaning floors in stores such as Walmart and all Sam's Club locations in the US; the company says more than 50,000 of its robots are in use worldwide.
- Keenon delivery robots (T-series, DINERBOT, XMAN)Keenon Robotics · Restaurant and hotel robotsSold to restaurants, hotels and hospitals; the company says more than 100,000 of its robots work in over 70 countries and regions.
- ADAM and other Richtech robotsRichtech Robotics · Drink-making and service robotsADAM makes drinks at a Clouffee & Tea shop in Las Vegas; Richtech's website also says ADAM serves coffee in Walmart and that it has more than 450 robots deployed.
- AescapeAescape · Robotic massage tableIn gyms, hotels and spas across the US, including Equinox; the company says it is at more than 150 locations.
- BellaBot, KettyBot and other Pudu robotsPudu Robotics · Restaurant and building robotsSold to restaurants, hotels and other businesses; the company says it works in more than 80 countries and regions.
- Chef robotsChef Robotics · Meal assembly robot armsWorking at food makers such as Amy's Kitchen and Chef Bombay; the company says its robots are at more than a dozen sites in the US, Canada and Europe.
- Flippy Fry StationMiso Robotics · Fast-food frying robotWorking in some White Castle kitchens and, since 2026, an NBA arena; Miso does not give a total count.
- K5 and other security robotsKnightscope · Security patrol robotsUsed by paying clients across the US; the company says it serves 434 clients in 42 states.
- RelayRelay Robotics (formerly Savioke) · Indoor delivery robotWorking in US hospitals and hotels; the company says its robots work in more than 30 major US hospitals.
- ServiBear Robotics (majority owned by LG Electronics) · Restaurant serving robotSold to restaurants and other venues in the US, South Korea and Japan.
- TallySimbe Robotics · Store shelf-scanning robotWorking in grocery and other stores, including Kroger, BJ's Wholesale Club and Schnucks; Simbe says it has more than 3,000 robots under contract.
- TUG and Zena RX delivery robotsST Engineering Aethon · Hospital delivery robotIn use at hundreds of customer sites, mostly US hospitals such as Mercy St. Louis, University Health and AdventHealth Orlando; the company says they make about 5 million deliveries a year.
