Smash Robotics provides AI‑driven robotic systems that automate repetitive tasks in logistics and hospitality settings. Their modular robots use computer vision and machine‑learning to handle depalletizing, kitting, sorting, coffee brewing, drink serving, and food preparation, while a cloud‑connected dashboard offers task scheduling, monitoring, and performance analytics to reduce labor costs and scale operations.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Businesses in logistics and hospitality face high labor costs and difficulty scaling repetitive manual tasks such as depalletizing, sorting, and food preparation. Shortages of trained staff and the need for consistent service quality create operational bottlenecks.
Solution
Smash Robotics offers AI‑driven robotic systems that automate core workflow steps in logistics and hospitality environments. Their robots use computer vision and machine‑learning algorithms to identify, handle, and move items without human intervention, enabling continuous operation and reducing reliance on manual labor. In logistics, the robots perform depalletizing, kitting, and sorting directly on the shop floor. In hospitality, they can brew coffee, serve drinks, and assist with food preparation, maintaining consistent quality and speed. The platform integrates with existing equipment and provides a web‑based interface for task scheduling, monitoring, and performance analytics, allowing businesses to deploy automation quickly and scale operations as demand changes.
Target Audience
Primary customers are mid‑size to large logistics providers, distribution centers, and hospitality venues such as coffee shops and restaurants seeking to automate repetitive operational tasks.
Features
- AI-powered perception stack for real‑time object recognition and manipulation
- Modular robotic hardware adaptable to depalletizing, kitting, sorting, and food‑service tasks
- End‑to‑end workflow orchestration via a cloud‑connected dashboard with live status and performance metrics
- Safety systems including collision detection and emergency stop to operate alongside human workers
- Simple API for integration with warehouse management or point‑of‑sale systems