Yo-Kai Express autonomous ramen kiosk

Overview

Yo-Kai Express autonomous ramen kiosk is a consumer-facing unit from Yo-Kai Express (headquartered in the United States, founded 2016), listed in the Fresh Food Robotic Kiosks / Autonomous Restaurants category of the Food Robotics Catalogue. According to the maker and the sources we checked, it is commercially available. What it does: Vending kiosk that cooks ramen, udon, rice bowls and similar items in about 90 seconds.

We did not find an NSF listing for it. Throughput, as claimed by the maker: about 90 s per meal (campus press).

Payments: yes: Apple Pay, credit card, Samsung Pay (WPI dining listing). Meal plans: unknown (not listed as a payment option at WPI).

Notable users and reference sites: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA); University of Pennsylvania, 1920 Commons (PA).

Company lists airports, hospitals, college campuses and corporate sites as location types. A Yo-Kai boba kiosk was reported by Axios (Feb 2026) but not verified.

Specs at a glance

Company founded

Founded 2016

Headquarters

United States

Certifications

No NSF listing found

Footprint

not published

Utilities

not published

Throughput (maker's claim)

about 90 s per meal (campus press)

Price model

not published

Placement

Consumer-facing

Payment terminal

yes: Apple Pay, credit card, Samsung Pay (WPI dining listing)

Meal plans

unknown (not listed as a payment option at WPI)

Notable users

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
• University of Pennsylvania, 1920 Commons (PA)

Sources

yokaiexpress.com ↗, dineoncampus.com ↗, thedp.com ↗, info.nsf.org ↗