Sep 28, 2020 / Japan

SoftBank Robotics Group and Bear Robotics Announce New Food Service Robot 〜 New product named Servi set to be the food service delivery robot leader 〜

Sep 28, 2020
SoftBank Robotics Group Corp.
Bear Robotics, Inc.

SoftBank Robotics Group, a leading robotics manufacturer and solutions provider, and Bear Robotics, a robotics and artificial intelligence company, have collaborated to bring a new robot named Servi to the food service and hospitality field. This strategic partnership has brought SoftBank Robotics Group’s vast experience in developing and commercializing service robots with Bear Robotics’ unrivaled robotics technology. Working together has allowed both companies to meet skyrocketing demand for these autonomous indoor robots in restaurants and other dining venues.

Servi has been developed to be a new member of the food service workforce to assist staff and elevate the overall customer experience. Servi’s agility and object detection put its safety in a class of its own. Servi comes with additional features like bussing, drink delivery, and patrol mode. This will allow restaurant and dining hall owners to maximize their operating efficiency, while also elevating service quality to customers.  

About SoftBank Robotics Group Corp.

SoftBank Robotics Group is driving technology forward by becoming a worldwide leader in robotics solutions. Rapidly expanding with offices in Tokyo, Paris, London, San Francisco, Boston, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, and Sydney, SoftBank Robotics Group is constantly exploring and commercializing robotics solutions that help make people’s lives easier, safer, more connected, and more extraordinary. There are currently over 35,000 SoftBank Robotics robots, Pepper, NAO and Whiz, used in more than 70 countries worldwide and offer innovative applications relevant in the fields of retail, tourism, healthcare, finance, education, facilities management and cleaning.

Media Contact: SBRGRP-PR@g.softbank.co.jp

About Bear Robotics Inc.

Bear Robotics is elevating the customer experience in the hospitality industry. Their serving and bussing robots use AI to automate manual work, allowing food servers to focus on delivering outstanding customer service.  Backed by SoftBank Group and based in Redwood City, California, Bear Robotics’ multi-award-winning robots operate in restaurants, corporate campuses, ghost kitchens, senior care facilities, and casinos across North America, Asia, and Europe.   

Media Contact: press@bearrobotics.ai | +1-650-260-2931