Culinary & Foodservice Friday, October 16, 2026

Appetronix Deploys First Robotic Kitchen at Columbus Airport

Appetronix has installed its first fully automated robotic kitchen at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in partnership with Donatos, marking the first live deployment of autonomous food preparation in a non-commercial, high-traffic institutional setting.

The numbers

460+ Donatos locations across 29 states
29 States where Donatos operates
$10 million Total funding raised by Appetronix
$6 million Recent seed plus round amount
175 Donatos stores operated by company and partners

Sources

prnewswire.com

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