Chowbotics Sally — Specs & Review
Specifications
| Brand | Chowbotics |
|---|---|
| Model | Sally |
| Year | 2017 |
| Category | Cooking Kitchen |
| Autonomy | fully-autonomous |
| Environment | indoor |
| Dimensions | 70cm L × 70cm W × 180cm H |
| Connectivity | WiFi, Ethernet, App Control |
| Country of origin | US |
Key features
- 22 fresh ingredient canisters
- 1,000+ recipe combinations
- Unattended 24/7 operation
- Weight-accurate portioning
- Self-refrigerated design
- Hospital and corporate dining deployed
- Discontinued 2023
What is it?
Chowbotics Sally was an autonomous salad and bowl robot with 22 ingredient canisters operating unattended 24/7 in restaurants, hospitals, and corporate food service environments.
Who is it for?
Sally was deployed in hospital cafeterias, corporate dining facilities, university dining halls, and select restaurant chains as an unattended fresh food preparation system.
Key specs
- Canisters: 22 fresh ingredient slots
- Combinations: 1,000+ recipe options
- Operation: unattended 24/7
- Portioning: weight-accurate dispensing
- Refrigeration: self-refrigerated
- Status: discontinued 2023
How it compares
Sally was a pioneer in unattended fresh food preparation — one of the first food robots capable of preparing customisable restaurant-quality bowls without staff. Its acquisition by DoorDash and subsequent discontinuation in 2023 illustrates the commercial challenges of the food robotics market.
Limitations
- Discontinued in 2023 — no longer commercially available
- Required daily ingredient restocking and cleaning
- Limited to cold bowl and salad preparations
- DoorDash acquisition disrupted commercial momentum before full market penetration
FAQ
How much did Sally by Chowbotics cost?
Sally by Chowbotics pricing was available through Chowbotics enterprise contracts. DoorDash acquired Chowbotics in 2021 and subsequently shut down the Sally product line in 2023.
What was the Chowbotics Sally robot?
Sally was an autonomous salad and bowl preparation robot that dispensed fresh ingredients into customisable salad bowls, operating unattended in restaurants, hospitals, and corporate cafeterias.
What were the key specs of Sally?
Sally had 22 ingredient canisters, could prepare over 1,000 recipe combinations, operated unattended 24/7, dispensed ingredients by weight for accurate portioning, and was self-refrigerated.
Where was Sally deployed?
Sally was deployed in hospitals, corporate cafeterias, university dining halls, and restaurant chains including Sweetgreen pilot programmes, providing unattended fresh food preparation.
Why was Sally discontinued?
DoorDash acquired Chowbotics in 2021 with the intention of integrating Sally into ghost kitchen and delivery operations. DoorDash shut down the Sally product line in 2023 citing strategic focus changes.