Richtech Robotics demos ADAM and Matradee Plus

Richtech Robotics said on May 7 that it will bring two of its restaurant-focused machines to the 2026 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, where ADAM will prepare fresh noodles and Matradee Plus will carry samples to attendees. The company said the demonstration will run May 16-19 at booth #3885 in the South Building’s Kitchen Innovation area. The trade show itself is scheduled for May 16-19 at McCormick Place, according to the National Restaurant Association Show website. The setup is aimed at restaurant buyers walking the show floor, not a lab test or private pilot. Richtech said attendees will be able to sample noodles after ADAM prepares them and Matradee Plus transports them from the demo area. Yahoo Finance carried the company’s announcement and described the activation as part of Richtech’s effort to show restaurant operators how its systems could work in commercial settings. (ir.richtechrobotics.com) ### What exactly will visitors see at Richtech’s booth? Booth #3885 will feature ADAM preparing fresh noodles with toppings while Matradee Plus moves the finished samples to attendees, Richtech said in its release. The company also said the booth will include a seating and meeting area for guests, media and partners. (ir.richtechrobotics.com) The company described the noodle demonstration as a way to show “culinary precision, consistency” and repeatable food preparation at scale. That characterization comes from Richtech’s own statement, and the company did not disclose throughput figures, staffing assumptions or customer economics in the release. (ir.richtechrobotics.com) ### Why is the noodle demo getting attention? Yahoo Finance on May 14 highlighted the noodle-making showcase as one of the developments that had changed Richtech’s investment story in recent days. The article said the company would present ADAM preparing fresh noodles and Matradee Plus transporting samples during the show. (ir.richtechrobotics.com) May 16 is the opening day of the NRA Show, which is one of the largest annual gatherings for foodservice equipment, technology and operations vendors. The official event site says the 2026 show runs Saturday, May 16, through Tuesday, May 19, at McCormick Place in Chicago. ### Where does this fit inside the broader restaurant-tech pitch? The National Restaurant Association Show has been promoting automation and kitchen technology as a major theme for 2026. (finance.yahoo.com) The show’s Kitchen Innovations materials say the awards and showroom focus on equipment that improves efficiency, safety, sustainability and profitability, with robotics among the featured categories. (nationalrestaurantshow.com) Richtech’s own language tracks that pitch. The company said the demo is meant to exhibit automation’s ability to deliver repeatable, high-quality food preparation, a framing directed at operators dealing with labor and consistency pressures. That interpretation is the company’s, not an independent assessment. (nationalrestaurantshow.com) ### Is Richtech showing anything else in Chicago? Richtech and SoundHound AI said separately that they plan a joint showcase at the same event centered on a voice-enabled beverage robot. The companies said the initial phase of a proposed partnership would use SoundHound’s voice AI with Richtech’s Scorpion robot in a live demonstration at booth #6857. (ir.richtechrobotics.com) The SoundHound announcement described the arrangement as a prospective partnership and a non-binding letter of intent, rather than a completed commercial rollout. That makes the noodle demo and the beverage demo two distinct show-floor presentations tied to Richtech during the same four-day event. (markets.businessinsider.com) ### What happens next in Chicago? May 16 is the next concrete date. Richtech said ADAM and Matradee Plus will begin live demonstrations that day at booth #3885, while Richtech and SoundHound said their separate beverage-robot showcase will run at booth #6857 during the same May 16-19 event in Chicago. (ir.richtechrobotics.com) (markets.businessinsider.com)