FAQ

Clear Answers Before You Commit.

Understand the fit, the responsibilities, and the next step. A focused pilot can help your team evaluate the technology using its own recipes and operating conditions.

Getting Started & Integration

How do we know whether automation fits our operation?
We begin with the task: menu, volume, service window, staff involvement, space, and utilities. We identify a suitable application and explain what automation would handle, what stays with your team, and what needs testing.
Can we test the equipment before a broader rollout?
Ask about a scoped demonstration or pilot for your application. Equipment availability, location, duration, fees, training, and responsibilities are agreed in advance. A pilot is an evaluation opportunity, not a promise of a free trial or guaranteed results.
What should a pilot measure?
Agree on a baseline and success criteria before starting. Useful measures include full-cycle output, staff handling time, recipe quality, cleaning effort, interruptions, and operator feedback. Use the findings to decide whether to refine, proceed, or stop.
Will we need to remodel our kitchen?
No. We do not need to remodel your kitchen to implement the system. We do need to review the footprint, access, utilities, ventilation where applicable, and workflow before committing to installation.
Will automation replace our cooks?
No. Automation is not there to replace your cook, but to support your cook's output. It is more of a force multiplier, so it can relieve your cook to focus on other, higher-value tasks, while automation mainly focuses on repetitive, heavy-duty tasks. Staffing decisions should follow demonstrated results rather than a replacement assumption.

Robby One & Kitchen Operations

What does Robby One do?
Robby One automates programmed batch-cooking sequences for compatible recipes. It focuses on medium and high heat cooking using sauté, mixing, and stir-fry techniques. Your team prepares and loads ingredients, carries out required checks, unloads food, and completes approved cleaning and reset procedures.
Can it cook our existing recipes?
Robby One can cook existing recipes that are compatible with its batch-cooking sequences and automation programming. Your team evaluates taste, texture, portions, and presentation before accepting a recipe for routine use. Not every dish will be suitable.
How much can it cook and how quickly?
Usable batch size and cycle time depend on the model, recipe, ingredients, and handling process. Robby One can cook up to about seven pounds of food per batch in about two and a half to five minutes, depending on the ingredients and recipe. We confirm current specifications and evaluate the complete cycle for your application rather than quoting a universal servings-per-hour figure.
What electrical supply and certifications are required?
Robby One requires a three-phase electrical configuration — 15 kW at 208–240 V, three phase. We review your site’s requirements before installation, confirming the exact configuration, applicable certifications, and any local approvals.
How is cleaning handled?
Operators follow a standard operating procedure we provide, recommended for integration into their existing workflow to maintain Robby One. For additional cleaning for maintenance purposes, we also provide the necessary steps to keep Robby One running smoothly and the cooking pot working correctly.

Training & Customer Care

How do you train our team remotely?
Initial training is delivered onsite — two sessions over two days — and is included with your purchase or onboarding subscription plan, depending on your structure. After that, follow-up training runs through video sessions: we provide video training modules your team can follow on its own, alongside guided phone or video sessions using approved product materials to review operating steps and address questions.
How long does training take?
Training starts with two standardized days delivered onsite. Beyond that, timing depends on operator experience, recipe implementation, and other services that fall outside training itself. We agree on a training scope and confirm that staff understand their responsibilities rather than promising one training time for everyone; further training can be added as an add-on, tailored to your needs.
What happens if the equipment stops working?
Contact customer care with the model, serial number, symptoms, and error messages. We help triage remotely and coordinate escalation where needed. Onsite work, parts, response commitments, and warranty coverage follow the applicable agreement.
Do you monitor equipment continuously?
Remote customer care does not automatically include continuous monitoring or remote device access. Any connected diagnostics depend on product capability, connectivity, authorization, and the service scope.
Is preventive maintenance included?
We help establish a schedule based on manufacturer guidance and operating use. Whether visits, parts, labor, or other work are included depends on your service agreement. Daily cleaning and routine operator checks remain essential.

Procurement & Finance

What information can procurement review before ordering?
Request the model and configuration, current specifications, installation requirements, applicable certification documents, lead time, warranty, training scope, service responsibilities, and complete quote. We clarify what is included and what requires separate arrangements.
Can we purchase equipment or use RaaS?
RoboOp365 offers a RaaS subscription program, and also sells equipment on customer request. Compare the contract term, total payments, upfront costs, included services, exclusions, and end-of-term obligations before choosing.
How should our CFO evaluate the return?
Compare total acquisition or contract costs, facility work, training, utilities, maintenance, and staff involvement against measured benefits. Time released for other duties is not automatically a payroll saving. Use pilot data and conservative assumptions; payback period varies based on your operating model.
Can we start with one site and expand later?
Yes, a phased approach can establish operating procedures and measurable results before wider rollout. Additional locations need their own facility review, commercial scope, training, and service planning.

Nutrition & Food-and-Beverage Leadership

Can automation support special diets, allergens, and texture requirements?
Equipment can assist with repeatable processes, but suitability must be validated recipe by recipe by your qualified nutrition and food-safety team. Automation does not itself ensure allergen control, nutritional compliance, or prescribed textures; handling, segregation, cleaning, and verification remain essential.
How do we maintain food quality and menu control?
Your culinary team defines acceptance criteria and evaluates representative dishes. Recipe setup, ingredient preparation, portioning, and required checks should be documented before routine use. Review recipe changes before adopting them.
What if the pilot does not meet our goals?
Review the results against the agreed criteria. The next step may be a recipe or workflow adjustment, a different application, or a decision not to proceed. Fees, return arrangements, and termination terms are set in the pilot agreement.

Bring Your Toughest Operating Question.

Choose one task, one recipe, or one service challenge. Let’s discuss a pilot that helps your team make an informed decision.