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Crave Robotics

Corporate marketfoodretailCurated record

Crave Robotics builds CraveBot, an automated hot-food kiosk combining frozen storage, robotic retrieval, and precision heating to serve ready-to-eat meals in under three minutes. The machine handles touchscreen ordering, payment, and meal preparation autonomously. Deployed across Southern California university campuses (Cal State LA, USC, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cerritos College), hotels, and corporate venues. Certified by UL Solutions, NSF International, and NAMA over a six-month certification process.

HeadquartersSan Dimas, US
Founded2023
Corporate funding$2M
Team1-10
Deployments3
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersPaul Chen (CEO)
Regions servedUnited States
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
MX

Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinefood

CraveBot

  • Serves hot meals from frozen storage in under 3 minutes via robotic retrieval and precision heating

    vendor-stated throughput and operational capability of the CraveBot automated food kiosk

    Claim source
DP

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-01-20Golden West Collegecommunity college food kioskUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-08-01Cal State University Long Beach (CSULB)university campus food kioskUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-05-22Relativity Spacecorporate cafeteria / food kioskUS2Announcement
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordSparkLabs Taiwan500 Global
TL

Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-04-30Reached 18 active CraveBot machines across 14 Southern California venues including universities and hotelscraverobotics.co
2025-03-24Raised $2 million seed round led by SparkLabs Taiwan with 500 Global and other strategic investorsvendingmarketwatch.com
SC

Source ledger

3 unique public sources