Our Story · 2018 → 2019

It started with a robotic coffee trailer.

One window, one robot, real customers — the 2018 trailer at UIUC validated the prototype and proved the service concept.

The Robot × Coffee trailer parked on the UIUC campus, 20182018 · UIUC
The Daily Illini · April 15, 2019
“Robot arm serves coffee to community”
“The robot serves between 100 to 200 cups a day.” — photo caption, The Daily Illini
2019Won
Illinois Cozad New Venture Challenge
2019Won
Amazon Alexa Prize
2019Joined
Y Combinator S19
Source · docs/facts/facts.yaml — origin WF-33/34 · awards WF-35 · backers WF-29 · pos-verified · press quote as printed, The Daily Illini 2019-04-15