Five solution categories. Nineteen deployable tasks. One platform that goes from initial site visit to autonomous operation in months — ready to show its work at Automate 2026.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2026 — Robot.com, the company putting robots to work in the real world, today announces the commercial launch of R-noid, a general-purpose humanoid robot built for the repetitive, multi-shift, hard-to-staff jobs that are structurally breaking the industrial workforce. Deployed under a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, Robot.com can go from the first visit of a customer’s site to autonomous on-site R-noid operation in as few as eight to twelve weeks.
This launch introduces five solution categories — Restaurant Assistant, Packer, Picker, Folder, and Host — deployed across six industry verticals, including industrial, logistics, healthcare, food services, lodging, and experiential, each targeting the real labor roles operators are chronically struggling to fill.
Robot.com will showcase R-kiwi, R-kiwi+, and the newest addition, R-noid, at Automate 2026 in Chicago from June 22–25 at Booth 1592 in the Humanoid Pavilion.
Addressing a Structural Workforce Crisis
The problem R-noid is designed to solve is structural and pervasive. Quick-service restaurants experience staff turnover upwards of 130%. Warehouse picker tenure averages just 1.2 years. More than 67% of hotel operators report critical staffing gaps in both housekeeping and laundry. These staffing shortfalls put customer experience at risk, and these jobs simply don’t stay filled.
“Humanoid robotics have been a promise for a long time. What changes today is that it becomes a service – something operators can actually deploy, measure, and expand,” said Felipe Chavez Cortes, CEO and Co-Founder. “R-noid isn’t a bet on the future of robotics. It’s robotics working right now, in kitchens, on pack lines, and on event floors, solving the staffing problems that have been unsolved for too long.”
Platform Integration and Hardware Specifications
R-noid integrates into Robot.com’s broader fleet — R-kiwi for delivery, R-cargo for transport — all on the same software stack and five-phase engagement model. The hardware features dual 7-degree-of-freedom (DoF) arms, a 4-DoF articulated torso with 0–1.9m vertical reach, a holonomic mobile base, and Vision Language Action (VLA) AI that generalizes across tasks.
R-noid also ships with R SOUL, an expression and behavior system that lets the robot communicate intent, status, and personality — so it reads as a presence people trust, not a machine they tolerate.
Live Deployments Underway
At launch, R-noid can perform 19 deployable tasks across five categories. Lighthouse deployments are already underway, demonstrating the new humanoids’ speed-to-impact on business performance. The R-noid Packer is live at an award-winning golf course, handling on-site order packing operations. The Packer category is also advancing toward production at a major food manufacturing facility, with early results validating R-noid’s end-of-line capabilities at scale. The Picker is designed to slot directly into existing pick ports across logistics operations, with no facility retrofit required.
“Our answer to ‘how long will this take?’ is weeks, not years,” said David Rodriguez, Co-Founder of Robot.com. “With thoughtful hardware design, best-in-class software, and our proven platform, we can have a robot doing real work in your facility within weeks of the first conversation. No other humanoid platform can make that claim and back it up with paying customers.”
Beyond Automate: Cannes Lions Debut
In addition to its Automate debut, R-noid will be among the featured players in Robot.com’s first appearance at Cannes Lions, where the company is the official Robotics Innovation Partner for PMG’s AI & Tech Sandbox.
About Robot.com
Robot.com Holdings Inc. dba Robot.com is a pioneer in practical robotics solutions powered by advanced AI. The company operates a dual-engine business: Robotic Services, delivering Level 4 autonomous robots for campus delivery, warehouse logistics, and inspection; and Robot.com Media, a national OOH advertising platform powered by its mobile robot fleet. With more than 500 robots deployed across the United States, Canada, Dubai, and MENA, completing over 2.5 million tasks, Robot.com operates at enterprise scale, every day, in real environments. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Colombia, Robot.com partners with enterprise operators, including Sodexo, to solve workforce and logistics challenges today.
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