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DINERBOT T8
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CommercialChinaFully autonomous

Keenon Robotics · working robot

DINERBOT T8

A slim serving robot that fits aisles 55 cm wide, with a 10.1-inch screen.

Price
$13,500Cheaper than 35%
Height
111 cmTaller than 67%
Weight
34 kgHeavier than 15%
Payload
—Not published
Speed
3.6 km/hFaster than 14%
Battery
15 hRuns longer than 88%

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Why it matters

DINERBOT T8 is on the market today.

Real-world use

Sold in Japan by SoftBank Robotics as Keenbot T8; Keenon says its robots sell in 70+ countries.

Timeline

First shown
2023
Released
2021
Won 2023 Good Design Award in Japan (earliest sourced date; exact launch not found)

Maker

Keenon RoboticsCompany · founded 2010 · Pudong, Shanghai, China

Backed by SoftBank.

How it stacks up

Against other working & field robots that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

Not published by the maker: payload, joints.

Public attention

A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • No recent press stories listed yet
  • about 100,000 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Fully autonomous. Staff load the trays and choose a table; it delivers on its own.
Sensors & vision
Three stereo-vision sensors plus collision bar (detects obstacles under 5 cm); Keenon SLAM fusing lidar, vision, IMU, encoders and UWB
Battery & power
Up to 15 hours; about 4-hour recharge (reseller figures)
Other details
Three open trays, about 20 kg payload; 38.4 cm wide, passes 55 cm aisles; 10.1-inch touch screen

Lineage

Every Keenon Robotics machine in order.

  1. DINERBOT T8DINERBOT T82023Commercial
  2. DINERBOT T10DINERBOT T102023Commercial
  3. KLEENBOT C30KLEENBOT C302023Commercial
  4. DINERBOT T3DINERBOT T32023Commercial
  5. BUTLERBOT W3BUTLERBOT W32024Commercial
  6. KLEENBOT C40KLEENBOT C402025Commercial
  7. KLEENBOT C55KLEENBOT C552025Commercial

Watch DINERBOT T8

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Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
$13,500US reseller lists $13,500 to $18,400 depending on configuration.
How to get one
No official buying page found
Sold or delivered
Keenon reports more than 100,000 robots shipped company-wide (all models) and ranked first worldwide in commercial service robot shipments in 2025 per IDC
Where it is sold or used
Shanghai, China

Side by side with its peers

Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose

Full comparison
MeasureDINERBOT T8DINERBOT T8Keenon RoboticsKettyBotKettyBotPudu RoboticsSame job: restaurant food delivery · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar sizeBellaBot ProBellaBot ProPudu RoboticsSame job: restaurant food delivery · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots
First shown20232021-09-092024-04-16
StatusCommercialCommercialCommercial
Height111 cm112 cm—
Weight34 kg38 kg—
Joints———
Speed3.6 km/h4.3 km/h—
Payload———
Battery15 h9 h—
Price$13,500——

Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

Keenon Robotics DINERBOT T8 RobotLAB Keenon DINERBOT T8 Keenon Robotics Keenon Robotics KEENON Robotics DINERBOT T8 KEENON Robotics About KEENON

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