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The Future of Service Is Already Here; TechForce Is Turning Robotics into Operational Infrastructure
April 7, 2026

The Future of Service Is Already Here; TechForce Is Turning Robotics into Operational Infrastructure

  • TIM-E autonomous robot is now deployed at a Homewood Suites in Del Mar, California, supporting real-time back-of-house hotel operations around the clock
  • The system integrates with elevators and facility access points to operate continuously across multiple floors without human intervention
  • TechForce’s Robotics-as-a-Service Provider model allows hospitality operators to adopt automation without significant upfront capital investment, lowering the barrier to deployment at scale

Everyone talks about the robotics revolution as if it is still approaching. At a Homewood Suites in Del Mar, California, it already showed up for work. The debate about whether autonomous systems can function as genuine operational infrastructure inside real hospitality environments is no longer theoretical. Nightfood Holdings Inc., operating as TechForce Robotics (OTCQB: NGTF), just answered it with a deployment, not a demo.

Already on the Floor

In February 2026, TechForce announced the successful installation of its TIM-E (Things in Motion – Everywhere) autonomous service robot at the Homewood Suites in Del Mar, California. Deployed through the company’s Robotics-as-a-Service Provider model, TIM-E is now actively supporting daily back-of-house operations, handling automated transport and linen movement across the property every single day.

This is not a pilot program. It is not a press release without a product behind it. TIM-E is operational, it is working, and it is doing it inside one of the most operationally demanding environments a robot can enter: a functioning hotel with real guests, real staff, and real consequences for failure.

Where the Work Is

The detail that separates TIM-E from a novelty is where it can go. The system features autonomous navigation and real-time obstacle avoidance, but its true operational value comes from its integration with elevators and facility access points, allowing it to move across multiple floors without any human assistance.

That matters more than it might sound. A robot that cannot leave the lobby is a conversation piece. A robot that can call an elevator, move between floors, navigate around staff and guests, and return to its task without interruption is infrastructure. TIM-E operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which means it is not supplementing a shift. It is filling one permanently.

As President Ried Floco put it: “With TIM-E operating 24 hours per day and seven days per week, hospitality staff can focus more time on guest service and experience.” That is the point. Automation handles the repetitive. People handle the human.

The Model That Makes It Work

Technology only transforms an industry if operators can adopt it. TechForce’s Robotics-as-a-Service Provider structure exists specifically to solve that problem. Rather than asking hospitality operators to make large capital commitments upfront, the RaaSP model delivers robotic capability as a service, lowering the financial barrier and aligning TechForce’s revenue with long-term operator relationships.

For a hotel manager weighing tight margins against staffing challenges, that distinction is the difference between a conversation and a contract. The model also creates a recurring revenue engine for TechForce, one that grows as deployments expand across properties and operational use cases deepen within existing accounts.

Built to Expand

TIM-E’s modular design allows a single platform to support multiple operational functions within the same environment. In hospitality, where back-of-house workflows span linen logistics, material transport, and internal supply movement, that flexibility means a property can grow the robot’s role over time without adding hardware. It also means TechForce can deepen its value inside each account as the relationship matures.

The company’s platform is vertically integrated, combining robotics development, real-world deployment, and operational feedback into a system that improves with scale. Every deployment generates insight. Every insight makes the next deployment more effective.

The Question Is No Longer Whether

The hospitality industry has spent years discussing whether autonomous systems could realistically handle the demands of live operational environments. The Del Mar deployment does not just suggest the answer. It demonstrates it.

TechForce Robotics is not waiting for the market to catch up with technology. It is putting robots to work in real properties, building a replicable model, and establishing the kind of operational track record that drives the next deployment, and the one after that.

The future of hospitality operations arrived quietly, took the elevator, and got to work.

For more information, visit the company’s website at TechForceRobotics.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to NGTF are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/NGTF

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