Culinary & Foodservice Thursday, October 1, 2026

Hospital opens fully autonomous robotic kitchen for patient meals

WellSpan York Hospital in Pennsylvania opened a 400-square-foot autonomous kitchen in March 2026 that prepares made-to-order meals using robotic arms and 80 fresh ingredients without human contact.

The numbers

400-square-foot Size of the autonomous kitchen at WellSpan York Hospital
80 fresh ingredients Number of ingredients managed by robotic arms in the kitchen
10,000 people Size of the campus served by the hospital kitchen
36 locations Number of RobotLAB locations nationwide
$25 million Investment by Chipotle and Cava in Hyphen

Sources

franchisejournal.com

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