Robotic vending · United Kingdom
A square metre that spins sugar into footfall.
Robites Ltd places fully automated cotton candy machines inside UK shopping centres, leisure parks and family attractions. A robot crafts each treat in about a minute — we handle stock, cleaning, maintenance and compliance.
- 1 m²
- Floor space
- 240
- Servings per refill
- 36
- Candy designs
- 24/7
- Remote monitoring
The machine
An attraction that pays rent.
The kiosk is theatre as much as retail. Customers watch through the glass as a robotic arm collects a stick, the heated knife styles the floss and a finished 3D flower rises into the collection window. It draws a crowd, holds families in place, and turns dead square metres into a revenue line.
1 m² footprint
A high-yield concession that fits entrance foyers, concourses and quiet corners without reworking your floorplan.
Fully autonomous
A robotic arm picks the stick, spins the sugar and shapes up to 36 different 3D floral designs — around one minute per unit.
100% cashless
Contactless, Apple Pay and Google Pay through an integrated card reader at a £4–£5 price point. Coin and note optional.
Zero burden on the venue
Robites handles restocking, cleaning, maintenance, insurance and UK compliance. Your team never touches the machine.
Specification
Everything your facilities team will ask.
Standard UK mains, castor wheels for repositioning, and a fully enclosed production chamber. Full technical drawings and risk assessments available on request.
- Dimensions
- 200 cm H × 130 cm W × 66 cm D
- Floor space
- Approx. 1 m²
- Designs
- 36 flower patterns, 24 languages
- Capacity
- 8 kg sugar (4 colours) — up to 240 servings
- Sticks
- Up to 200 paper sticks per refill
- Production time
- About 1 minute per cotton candy
- Power
- 230 V / 50 Hz, 400 W–2000 W, 10 A
- Environment
- Indoor or outdoor, −20 °C to +40 °C
- Connectivity
- 4G SIM telemetry, cloud managed
- Payments
- Card & contactless, notes, coins
Cloud control
Managed remotely, so nobody on site has to think about it.
Real-time sugar, stick and water inventory with low-stock push alerts
Remote price changes, promotions, coupon codes and peak pricing
Swap the advertising video on the front screen from your phone
Remote restart, shutdown and parameter tuning
Automatic card refunds if a vend fails mid-cycle
Automated humidity control and self-cleaning burner cycles
Health, safety & UK compliance
Documented to landlord standard.
CE certified hardware
Compliant with the Low Voltage Directive (EN 60335) and EMC Directive (EN 61000) for commercial electrical equipment.
UK electrical ready
Built for UKCA and standard 230 V commercial supply with integrated circuit protection and PAT records.
Sealed hygienic build
Fully enclosed food-contact environment, constant temperature control and dual automated cleaning nozzles.
Insured and documented
Full UK Public Liability Insurance, testing certificates and documentation supplied on agreement.
Let's find the right square metre.
We work with shopping centres, leisure operators, cinemas, family entertainment venues and attractions across the UK on concession, revenue-share or rental terms. Tell us about your site and we will send full documentation.