At the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show, South Korea-based food technology startup Beyond Honeycomb debuted GRILL X, an AI-powered grilling robot designed to automate precision cooking tasks in commercial kitchens.

The process of developing GRILL X involved collaboration with Michelin-trained chefs, who worked alongside engineers to ensure quality and precision in the kitchen. As such, the robot is designed to fir into compact commercial kitchens with soft-joint actuators and flame detection sensors.

GRILL X features real-time molecular sensing, robotics, and AI-driven controls to ensure consistency by recognizing chemical changes like the Maillard reaction, fat rendering, charring levels, and collagen breakdown. Thanks to its advanced features, the grilling robot delivers reliable results without human intervention—in fact, GRILL X can produce up to 80 consistently grilled servings per hour.