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Stir-fry and pasta robots for commercial kitchens

Raised to date

$4.3M

of $5M offered across 1 Form D filing

Still open
$700K
Investors
11
Last filed
May 20, 2026

About

Next Robot builds AI-powered cooking robots for commercial kitchens. Founded in 2023 and based in eastern Los Angeles County, California, it sells robots that automate scratch cooking end to end — heating, stirring, dispensing seasonings and sauces, temperature control and self-cleaning — with chefs programming recipes rather than working the pan. Its flagship stir-fry unit, Robby, is deployed in more than 100 locations including restaurants, schools, grocery stores, catering operations and senior living campuses. A second unit, Al Dente, launched in 2025 for pasta and risotto after the company's National Restaurant Association Show debut.

Sells throughput rather than a novelty robot: Robby produces up to 900 servings an hour on a $1,199/month all-inclusive lease, so an operator adds capacity without adding line cooks and keeps existing scratch recipes instead of switching to prepared food.

Funding

  • EquityFiled May 20, 2026Form D
    $4.3M/ $5M

Product

Robby

Commercial kitchen cooking robot

An AI-powered stir-fry and scratch-cooking robot built for high-volume kitchens. It cooks up to 17 pounds of food in under five minutes and roughly 900 servings per hour, handling heating, stirring, seasoning and sauce dispensing, temperature control and cleaning from a programmed recipe.

  • Up to 900 servings per hour; 17 pounds of food in under five minutes
  • Recipe-based programming so existing scratch dishes transfer to the machine
  • Automated heating, stirring, seasoning and sauce dispensing, temperature control and self-cleaning

Built for

Commercial foodservice operators — fast casual and independent restaurants, pasta bars, ghost kitchens, school and corporate cafeterias, grocery prepared-foods counters, catering companies and senior living dining

People on file