Restaurant & Service Robot Cost 2026: $1,820 to $180,000
How much does a restaurant or hospitality robot cost? As of August 2026, anywhere from $1,820 for a Chinese hotel-corridor courier to $180,000 for a dual-arm robotic bartender. Unlike humanoids or industrial arms, every model in this category is already shipping and already priced — the catch is that almost none of them have a single number. Nearly all are sold two ways at once: a purchase price off a reseller’s page, and a monthly robots-as-a-service (RaaS) rate that bundles hardware, installation, mapping and support.
This guide covers the service robots we track in the index: food and tray delivery bots, hotel butler bots, a floor scrubber and a beverage-making robot — the machines you’re actually likely to see working a floor, not a warehouse or a factory.
The short answer: every service robot we track
| Model | Maker | Purchase price (USD) | RaaS / month | Job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yunji RUN | Yunji Technology | $1,820–3,030 | — | Hotel delivery |
| OrionStar LuckiBot | OrionStar Robotics | $8,999–16,999 | — | Delivery |
| Bear Robotics Servi Plus | Bear Robotics | $13,990 | $599–1,199 | Server |
| Keenon DINERBOT T10 | Keenon Robotics | $13,500–23,000 | ~$542 | Server/delivery |
| Pudu BellaBot | Pudu Robotics | $13,000–16,000 | ~$335 | Server |
| Keenon BUTLERBOT W3 | Keenon Robotics | $19,000–28,600 | $575–650 | Hotel delivery |
| Pudu CC1 | Pudu Robotics | $24,000–31,250 | $479–917 | Floor cleaning |
| SoftBank Whiz | SoftBank Robotics | $25,000 | $839–1,042 | Vacuuming |
| Gausium Scrubber 50 Pro | Gausium | $39,999–43,000 | ~$1,795 | Floor scrubbing |
| Richtech ADAM | Richtech Robotics | $180,000 | ~$3,500 (long-term lease) | Beverage-making |
All figures as of August 2026, sourced to US reseller and distributor listings tracked in our index. None of these manufacturers publish pricing on their own sites — every number here comes from the channel that actually sells the hardware.
Three tiers, and a category-defining outlier
Delivery and server robots ($1,820–28,600). Six of the ten models sit in this band, and they’re mechanically similar: a wheeled base, a tray or compartment stack, LiDAR and camera navigation, and a screen for ordering or ads. The LuckiBot at $8,999 is the cheapest list price in the table — OrionStar’s upgraded Pro and Pro Autodoor variants run $14,999 and $16,999. The Yunji RUN sits far below all of them at $1,820, but read that figure carefully: it is the average price Yunji actually realised on hotel sales in 2024, disclosed in its Hong Kong IPO prospectus, not a price list you can order from. Chinese retail listings for the same machine run about $3,030. BellaBot and Bear Robotics’ Servi Plus cluster around $13,000–14,000, the de facto floor for a cat-eared or screen-equipped table-service bot from a name brand. The BUTLERBOT W3 costs more than its Keenon sibling, the DINERBOT T10, because it’s built for hotels: sealed compartments and multi-floor elevator integration push it toward $28,600 at the top end.
Cleaning robots ($24,000–43,000). SoftBank’s Whiz and Pudu’s CC1 are commercial vacuums; the Gausium Scrubber 50 Pro is a wet-floor scrubber and the most expensive of the three, reflecting its size (157 kg) and the mechanical complexity of a water/cleaning-solution system versus a dry vacuum. All three publish no manufacturer price — every figure here is a distributor or reseller listing.
The outlier: Richtech ADAM at $180,000. ADAM breaks the pattern entirely. It’s not a mobile delivery bot — it’s a stationary dual-arm robot that mixes and pours drinks, and it prices like industrial automation rather than hospitality hardware. Most ADAM deployments aren’t purchases at all: a disclosed 60-month lease of 25 units for $5.25 million works out to roughly $3,500 per unit per month, and event-only rentals run from $15,000 per day. Earlier press coverage cited $50,000–70,000 for simpler configurations, suggesting the $180,000 figure reflects a fully equipped unit rather than the category’s floor.
RaaS is the default, not the alternative
Every model on this page except the LuckiBot is sold with an explicit monthly subscription option, and for several — Bear Robotics and Richtech in particular — the manufacturer visibly pushes the subscription over the outright purchase. That’s a different posture from industrial arms or humanoids, where RaaS is usually framed as an alternative to a “real” purchase price. Here it’s often the primary channel.
The math is consistent across the category: a 36-month RaaS term generally prices out close to the purchase price over its life, while shorter terms (12 months) cost noticeably more per month in exchange for lower commitment. Servi Plus is explicit about this spread — $599/month on a 36-month lease versus $1,199/month on a 12-month lease for the same hardware, a 2x difference for half the commitment. If you’re testing whether a service robot earns its keep in your restaurant or hotel before committing capital, that’s the number to ask about, not the sticker price.
Why nobody publishes a single price
Manufacturers sell through channel partners, not direct. Pudu, Keenon, OrionStar and Gausium are all Chinese manufacturers who distribute through regional resellers and system integrators rather than a company storefront. The price you find is whatever that reseller decided to charge, which is why the same DINERBOT T10 lists at $13,500 through one US channel and closer to $23,000 (about EUR 15,000 in Europe) through another — regional distribution costs and bundled service, not different hardware.
Configuration adds up fast. Tray count, screen size, sealed-compartment options and elevator/door integration all move the number within a single model line. The BUTLERBOT W3’s elevator-access feature alone accounts for a meaningful chunk of its premium over the otherwise-similar T10.
RaaS pricing is itself negotiable. Every monthly figure in the table above is a starting rate for a standard term; support level, service-response time and contract length all move it. Treat these numbers as anchors for a conversation with a reseller, not quotes you can act on directly.
FAQ
How much does a restaurant delivery robot cost?
Between $1,820 and $28,600 to buy outright, depending on brand and configuration. The floor is the Yunji RUN at a disclosed average selling price of $1,820, and the cheapest list-priced tray robot is the OrionStar LuckiBot at $8,999; the Keenon BUTLERBOT W3, built for hotel elevator access, tops the category at $28,600. Most of these robots are also available as a monthly RaaS subscription instead of a purchase.
Is it cheaper to buy or lease a service robot?
Over a full 36-month term, RaaS pricing generally comes out close to the purchase price, since the monthly rate is built to recover the hardware cost plus support over that period. Shorter terms cost more per month — Bear Robotics’ Servi Plus is a documented example, at $599/month over 36 months versus $1,199/month over 12. Buying outright makes sense if you’re confident in long-term utilization; RaaS makes sense for a trial deployment or a single location testing the concept.
What does a robot bartender or beverage robot cost?
The one we track, Richtech’s ADAM, lists at $180,000 to buy, but almost nobody buys it that way — most deployments run through long-term leases (roughly $3,500/unit/month on a disclosed 60-month, 25-unit contract) or short event rentals from $15,000/day. Earlier, simpler configurations were reported at $50,000–70,000, so treat $180,000 as the price of a fully equipped current unit, not the category floor.
Why don’t Pudu, Keenon or OrionStar publish prices on their own websites?
Because they sell through regional distributors and system integrators rather than direct e-commerce, the way many industrial and commercial hardware categories work. The prices in this guide come from those resellers’ listings, which is also why the same model can show meaningfully different prices in different regions — the hardware doesn’t change, but the distribution channel and bundled service do.
All figures are documented reseller and distributor listings as of August 2026, tracked in our index. RaaS rates are starting rates for standard terms and are not offers; contact the reseller for a current quote.
Sources
Primary sources referenced in this article. Prices in the tables come from the live index and carry their own as-of dates.
- Pudu Robotics: BellaBot — official product page (pudurobotics.com)
- KEENON Robotics: DINERBOT T10 — official product page (keenon.com)
- Bear Robotics: Servi Plus — official product page (bearrobotics.ai)
- KEENON Robotics: BUTLERBOT W3 — official product page (keenon.com)
- Pudu Robotics: CC1 — official product page (pudurobotics.com)
- SoftBank Robotics: SoftBank Whiz — official product page (us.softbankrobotics.com)
- Gausium: Scrubber 50 Pro — official product page (gausium.com)
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