Fleet3 STORES · LIVE
Cups240,000+
LocationsPALO ALTO · CHAMPAIGN

Robots for fast casual. Coffee first.

Live across three locations, serving paying customers.

Live across three locations, serving paying customers.

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  • Y Combinator
  • Soma Capital
  • Asymmetry Ventures
  • Trevor Blackwell
2019
Since · The Daily Illini
12,000+
Open · 1,007 trading days
135s
Per order · was 230s

Poured in our own stores

Future Max, pouring behind our own bar.

Matcha HouseYUMMY  FUTURE

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The perfect shade of green.

Visit Matcha HouseSee the menu
Strawberry Matcha Duo on a wooden board with fresh strawberries

Strawberry Matcha Duo

Matcha poured over jasmine tea latte in a clear cup

Jasmine Tea Latte Matcha Cloud

Matcha Banana Einspanner beside a bamboo whisk and banana chips

Matcha Banana Einspanner

Iced hojicha latte next to a bowl of hojicha powder

Iced Hojicha Latte

A proven track record of revolution.

  1. 2018
    Early Yummy Future robotic prototype inside UIUC's Advanced Digital Projects LabSep 2018Founded
  2. 2019
    Yummy Future robot in the year the company won the Cozad New Venture Challenge and the Alexa Prize and joined Y Combinator2019Cozad · Alexa Prize · YC S19
    The Daily Illini article pageThe Daily IlliniTVWCIA
  3. 2020
  4. 2021
  5. 2022
    Side view of an early-generation Yummy Future robotic unit, the machine that ran the first store2022First store
    Smile Politely article pageSmile PolitelyThe Daily Illini article pageThe Daily Illini
  6. 2023Smile Politely article pageSmile Politely
  7. 2024The News-Gazette article pageThe News-Gazette
  8. 2025Palo Alto Online article pagePalo Alto Online
  9. 2026Smile Politely article pageSmile Politely
  • The Daily Illini
  • Smile Politely
  • The News-Gazette
  • Palo Alto Online
  • The Campanile
  • University of Illinois Research Park
  • Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship

Build it block by block.

Tap a block.

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Schematic, not to scale. Dashed blocks are planned.

Two SKUs. One platform.

Future Bar — counter-top robotic barista
SKU 01 · BAR

Future Bar

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A Yummy Future counter built into the lobby of an existing building
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Future Max — enterprise-flagship multi-station platform
SKU 02 · MAX

Future Max

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Inside the Pull

  1. Finger tapping a drink on the order screen01

    Order Routed

  2. The robot arm holding a cup under the dosing station02

    Grind & Dose

  3. Arm docked in front of the espresso machines03

    Extraction

  4. The robot arm lifting an iced drink at the bar04

    Finish & Serve

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Our stores.
More coming.

Inside Yummy Future Bay, Palo Alto: the counter and the robot bar
Palo Alto, CA · 01

Yummy Future Bay

170 University Ave · Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Yummy Future Matcha House storefront on Green Street at night
Champaign, IL · 02

Yummy Future Matcha House

401 E Green St, Suite B · Champaign, IL 61820 · Campustown
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Yummy Future Original storefront with the blue awning on Green Street
Champaign, IL · 03

Yummy Future Original

609 E Green St · Champaign, IL 61820
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Espresso. Matcha.
Cold brew.

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Americano
Latte
Caramel Macchiato
Black Sesame Matcha
Pistachio Latte
Mango Passion
Strawberry Latte
Melon Cream