Revolutionizing the food industry with Physical AI and robotics Food affects everyone - it's the 3rd largest consumer spend category. We believe it's also where Physical AI can make the greatest impact. Our world-class team of Physical AI, software, and hardware engineers has developed the world’s most intelligent food manipulation model, powering over 150+ million food servings across North America and Europe.Request a demoFood affects everyone - it's the 3rd largest consumer spend category. We believe it's also where Physical AI can make the greatest impact. Our world-class team of Physical AI, software, and hardware engineers has developed the world’s most intelligent food manipulation model, powering over 150+ million food servings across North America and Europe.We started with food because it is one of the largest industries in the world and one of the most fundamental. By giving manufacturers a new source of productive capacity, we can help them grow production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and make more with the workforce they already have.Chef Robotics. Prior to Chef, Rajat was Founder and Managing Partner at Prototype Capital, a pre-seed venture capital fund investing in founders who apply new technology to old industries. Before that, Rajat was the Founder and CEO of ThirdEye, where he led a team to build a product that empowers the visually impaired by recognizing what’s in front of them; ThirdEye was ultimately sold. Rajat has written a book about education reform, published a scientific paper in electrical engineering, and written for Forbes about entrepreneurship. He has a Master’s degree in Robotics and Machine Learning from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.Chef Robotics as one of its founding engineers and now serves as CTO, setting the company’s technical vision and overseeing AI, robotics software, and new technology development. As robotics software lead from the earliest days, he architected much of the on-robot stack and helped scale it from first prototype to a fleet of nearly 100 robots that have served more than 100 million servings in production.Luis has spent most of the past decade building robots that handle food. Before Chef, he was a robotics and controls engineer at Verb Surgical (acquired by Johnson & Johnson), where he developed control software for the surgical robotics platform and led the team's simulation and software quality efforts. Prior to that, he was the lead software engineer on eatsa's automated bowl assembly machine, developing software across dozens of networked devices to autonomously assemble meals. Earlier in his career, he built search ranking systems for YouTube at Google and high-frequency trading infrastructure. He holds a degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Olin College of Engineering.Prior to Chef, Ray served as the COO and Co-Founder of Specific Diagnostics from 2013 until its acquisition by bioMerieux Inc. in 2022 for $425M. During his tenure, he led development, manufacturing, and operations, with responsibilities extending to marketing, customer engagements, fundraising, finance, and business development at different stages of the company's growth.Before Specific, Ray was at Symbol Technologies, acquired by Motorola Solutions, and finally acquired by Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA); here, he served in increasing positions from engineer to VP of Engineering to General Manager to SVP Marketing and finally CTO over 14 years. During his time at Symbol, the company grew from $20M to over $2B in annual revenue. As a General Manager, he led teams that launched products – sold to manufacturing companies and retail companies – supporting annual revenues of over $1.5B. Under his leadership, Symbol pioneered mobile computers, barcode scanners, and wireless networks (WiFi), becoming the first-to-market with WiFi products.Lyz joined Chef in 2025 to lead the Finance function with 7+ years experience specifically in robotics, automation, AI, and high-growth technology companies. As Corporate Controller at Bright Machines, she led the company’s go-public preparedness, overseeing its first PCAOB audit and successful S-4 filing. Prior to that, as Director of Finance at Kindred AI, she managed the accounting function through a $36M Series C funding round and the company’s subsequent acquisition by Ocado PLC.With a background in public accounting and strong experience in business operations, fundraising, and M&A, Lyz has worked across various stages of growth and a range of company functions. She obtained her executive MBA at the Wharton School in 2023 and her expertise includes audit readiness, financial reporting, and strategic planning in technology-focused industries.Nicolas joined Chef after more than six years at Boston Dynamics, where he served as Senior Director of Sales and built and led the commercial team that brought the company’s warehouse automation products to customers worldwide. Prior to Boston Dynamics, he spent 12 years at ABB in a variety of sales, business development, and commercial leadership roles. During that time, he developed the company’s North American business in robotic assembly and test applications and built engineering and sales support teams in Silicon Valley and Michigan.Driven by a passion for fostering talent and shaping company culture, Justine has built recruiting and people operations functions from the ground up, working closely with leadership to drive strategic growth. At Kindred AI and Rapid Robotics, she successfully scaled engineering and product organizations by 4x, established foundational teams, and implemented talent strategies that attract and retain top industry talent. Her ability to align people operations with business objectives has played a key role in helping companies thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments.