Cibotica

What Cibotica does

Cibotica was a Vancouver, Canada-based food robotics startup founded in 2022 by entrepreneurs combining robotics, technology, and restaurant industry experience. The company developed Remy, an automated bowl and salad assembly system, along with a proprietary AI and machine learning-powered ingredient-agnostic dispensing platform. Remy uses a magnetic conveyor belt to dispense bowls and collect precise portions of any ingredient type, with stated capacity of up to 300 bowls per hour and claimed outcomes of 30% labor cost reduction, 50% food waste reduction, and 19x faster order processing compared to manual assembly. The technology stack comprised three integrated components: the Remy robotic assembly line, the Cibotica OS culinary management software (providing POS, ordering, and back-of-house integration with real-time monitoring and 24/7 technical support), and the patented Ingredient Dispensing Platform that underpins the ingredient-agnostic capability. Compatibility was claimed with mainstream POS (Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed), ordering (Olo), and delivery platforms (DoorDash, Uber Eats, Skip The Dishes).

Cibotica targeted quick-service and fast-casual restaurants serving bowls, salads, and similar assembly-based formats, as well as high-volume food service operators in airports, hospitals, universities, and corporate cafeterias. Customers during the company's independent operation included Moto Pizza (a Seattle-based pizza chain with a deployed ingredient dispensing platform) and Food Republic (a pilot program customer that provided a public testimonial on the company website). The go-to-market combined a product-led pilot-driven acquisition motion with direct enterprise sales outreach ([email protected]) and quote-based, multi-year contract pricing.

The business model centered on hardware sales of the Remy system bundled with software, supplemented by licensing of the proprietary ingredient dispensing technology. Revenue mechanics were not publicly disclosed. Following a 2023 grant from the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CAD 516,959) plus a CAD 90,741 Innovation Booster award, Cibotica was acquired by Toronto-based autonomous kitchen developer Appetronix on April 28, 2026 in a deal combining cash and equity, framed as a meaningful exit for founders. The acquisition extended Appetronix beyond pizza into bowls, salads, and multi-cuisine formats for deployment in standalone autonomous kitchens and retrofitted existing restaurant settings.

Name

Cibotica

Legal name

Cibotica

Website

https://cibotica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cibotica was a Vancouver-based food robotics startup that built Remy, an AI-powered automated bowl and salad assembly system with patented ingredient-agnostic dispensing technology, targeting quick-service restaurants and institutional food service operators before being acquired by Appetronix in April 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Robotics and Restaurant Automation

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Robot Hardware, Actuators & Components (sensors, grippers, motors) (HDAAAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG)

Keywords

• Food robotics automation
• Robotic food assembly
• Culinary management software
• Ingredient dispensing systems
• Restaurant automation technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Robotic Food Assembly Systems: Sale and deployment of Remy robotic bowl and salad assembly systems to restaurants and food service operators. The system is sold as turn-key hardware and software solutions with ongoing technical support.
2. Cibotica OS Software: Software platform providing culinary management, real-time monitoring, and analytics. Likely bundled with hardware sales as integrated solution.
3. Technology Licensing: Licensing of proprietary ingredient dispensing technology to other robotics companies and food service operators. Appetronix acquired Cibotica to integrate this technology into their offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cibotica designs, manufactures, and sells Remy, the world's first automated salad and bowl assembly line robot, which uses AI and machine learning-based ingredient-agnostic dispensing technology to automate bowl assembly for quick-service and fast-casual restaurants. The robotic system is complemented by Cibotica OS, a culinary management software platform that integrates with mainstream POS, ordering, and back-of-house systems to provide real-time data insights and 24/7 monitoring. The underlying patented ingredient dispensing platform enables precise portion sizing across any ingredient type without requiring menu changes.

Product overview

Cibotica offers a unified product ecosystem centered on automated food assembly robotics. The core product is Remy, an automated salad and bowl assembly robot that forms the centerpiece of the offering. This is supported by Cibotica OS, a culinary management software module that provides system integration, data insights, and monitoring. Underpinning both is the proprietary Ingredient Dispensing Platform—a patented technology that enables the ingredient-agnostic dispensing capability across the system. Together, these components provide end-to-end automation for food preparation operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Remy World's first automated salad and bowl assembly line robot that works with any ingredient. Features a modular design with a magnetic conveyor belt system that dispenses bowls and collects precise portions of each requested ingredient. Capable of processing up to 300 bowls per hour with 19x faster order completion, reducing labor costs by 30% and food waste by 50%. Sold to quick-service and fast-casual restaurant chains and food service operators.
• Cibotica OS

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 300 bowls per hour throughput
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AppetronixcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Appetronix, a Toronto-based developer of fully autonomous robotic kitchens, completed the acquisition of Cibotica on April 28, 2026. The deal combined both companies' platforms, enabling Appetronix to extend its robotics capabilities beyond established pizza operations into bowls, salads, and multi-cuisine formats. The acquisition included Cibotica's automated ingredient dispensing and salad/bowl assembly system called Remy and patented dispensing platform deployed with Moto Pizza.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Karakuri: UK-based developer of automated robotic systems for assembling and portioning fresh food, including salads and bowls. Direct peer in automated food assembly robotics targeting quick-service and convenience food operators.
• Appetronix: Toronto-based developer of fully autonomous robotic kitchens for pizza and other cuisines; acquired Cibotica in April 2026 and is now the parent entity operating the combined platform. Directly comparable in customer base (restaurants, airports, institutional food service) and product category (food service robotics).
• Miso Robotics: Developer of Flippy, an AI-powered robotic arm for frying and cooking in quick-service restaurants. Most directly comparable US peer automating back-of-house food preparation tasks for enterprise restaurant chains.
• Picnic Works: Seattle-based maker of automated pizza assembly systems for high-volume restaurants and food service operators. Direct competitor in robotic food assembly lines for enterprise restaurant customers.
• Hyphen: Maker of Makeline, an automated bowl assembly system for fast-casual restaurants and ghost kitchens; the closest head-to-head competitor in automated salad and bowl assembly prior to its operational changes.

Emerging players

• Chef Robotics: AI-powered robotic food assembly startup focused on configurable portioning and ingredient handling for prepared meals. Emerging peer with overlapping technology stack (AI/ML + robotic assembly) and target customer base (food service).
• Aniai: Korean/US startup building robotic grilling and cooking systems for fast-food burger chains. Emerging peer with overlapping AI-driven restaurant kitchen automation approach and similar QSR customer profile.
• Nala Robotics: Developer of fully autonomous robotic kitchen systems (Nala Chef, PizzaBot, Wingy) targeting restaurants, ghost kitchens, and food service operators. Emerging peer with broad food format coverage and AI-driven automation similar to Cibotica/Appetronix.

Broad incumbents

• Bear Robotics: Developer of Servi autonomous service robots for restaurant front-of-house bussing, hosting, and food running. Adjacent restaurant robotics incumbent with overlapping enterprise restaurant customer base.
• ABB Robotics: Global industrial robotics incumbent supplying robotic arms, controllers, and automation cells including food-grade applications. Broad incumbent relevant through its motion control and food automation product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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