it serves up healthy mediterranean bowls. can take a look at that. yup, these were prepared a couple of hours ago by robots. joining us live from spark social, where it is located, the cofounder, alex. welcome, congratulations. >> thanks. kristen: i know your grand opening is next weekend and that is the restaurant right behind you. can you call it a restaurant? what is the big concept? >> sure. they are our robotic restaurant. you order a bowl and it is put together in front of you. that's exactly what our machine does. kristen: can ask you how did you get the idea for this? you have some funding, silicon valley style, do have an origin story? >> i came as -- up as a programmer. i did research on machinery. one of my biggest problems in grad school was that i was on a small siphon nose busy with research -- and i was busy with research. it was hard to find the time and money, whether to go out to eat in -- were cooking. -- or cooking. realize that the reason why good, healthy food at restaurants were so expensive ash over time i realized -- overtime