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Search Results for: Yo-kai

Watch This Tour of The Yo-Kai Boba Robot at CES 2024

January 12, 2024 Michael Wolf

In what seems to be an annual occurrence at this point, this year Yo-Kai introduced a new robotic food kiosk and drew huge crowds at CES. This year, it was […]

Yo-Kai to Debut Boba Making Robot at CES 2024

December 27, 2023 Michael Wolf

In less than two weeks, Yo-Kai Express, a company that’s become synonymous with hot ramen-making robots, will show it has a sweet side with the debut of a boba-making robot […]

Food Robots Everywhere: Starship Hits Fifty Schools While Yo-Kai Aims for All Fifty States

August 24, 2023 Michael Wolf

Just in the last day, two food robot startups have shared some deployment data that make clear they – and the broader space – appear to be getting some traction. […]

Yo-Kai To Debut Desktop Ramen Robot For Space-Constrained Retail Formats at CES 2023

January 3, 2023 Michael Wolf

Yo-Kai Express, a startup that makes autonomous ramen robots, will debut its latest model at CES, a desktop ramen-making machine targeted at small-format retailers such as gas stations and co-working […]

Softbank Brings Yo-Kai, Servi & Pepper Together to Demo End-to-End Roboticized Food Service

October 25, 2022 Michael Wolf

Last week, the robotics division of Japanese tech and energy conglomerate Softbank showed off a future in which food service robots work hand in hand to deliver a meal to […]

Autonomous Restaurant Startup Yo-Kai Express Expands in Japan, Announces New Investors

September 2, 2022 Michael Wolf

This spring, Yo-Kai Express ramen vending machines showed up at Tokyo Station, Haneda Airport, and Shibaura Parking Area. During its Japanese debut, the company worked with Ippudo to sell bowls […]

Big in Japan: Yo-Kai Attracts Huge Press With Japanese Launch of Ramen Robot

April 8, 2022 Michael Wolf

In the middle of Japan’s busiest train station, Yo-Kai Express debuted its third ramen robot in Japan in three weeks. The new Tokyo Station robot joins other Yo-Kai Express machines installed […]

Yo-Kai’s Ramen Robot Heads to Japan

March 22, 2022 Michael Wolf

Two things I always make sure I do when visiting Japan are 1) eat ramen and 2) buy things from some of the wonderful variety of vending machines found most […]

Yo-Kai’s Self-Driving Ramen Vending Robot is Heading to the Super Bowl

February 2, 2022 Michael Wolf

Yo-Kai Express, a maker of robotic vending machines, debuted its autonomous mobile ramen vending robot this week. Named the Yatai, the robot made its appearance at Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, […]

Is the College Market Back in Session? Yo-Kai Express Installs Machines at U. of Arizona

February 3, 2021 Chris Albrecht

Yo-Kai Express is heading off to college to feed hot ramen to hungry students. Over the weekend, company founder and CEO Andy Lin posted a picture on Linkedin of Yo-Kai’s […]

Exclusive: Yo-Kai Express to Launch Autonomous Mobile Vending Machine and Countertop Cooking Device

December 17, 2020 Chris Albrecht

Yo-Kai Express, which started out as a robotic ramen vending machine, is expanding its offerings with the addition of a mobile, self-driving version of its vending machine as well as […]

Yo-Kai Express Adding Boba Dessert to its Machine and Meal Kit

August 3, 2020 Chris Albrecht

Pretty soon, you’ll be able to get more than just ramen from Yo-Kai Express vending machines and meal kits. Yo-Kai Founder and CEO, Andy Lin, shared on Linkedin today that […]

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