Sorting Robotics, based out of Los Angeles, California, creators of Jiko, the world’s first automated pre-roll infusion robot, have stepped up once again to meet a market need with Stardust, an automated kief coating pre-roll infusion robot, with style.
At Beard Bros Pharms, we realize now that we were ahead of our time in 2018, but that by blazing the trail back then, there now exists a path to success for us and for others.
Sorting Robotics also found themselves blazing such a trail, at first trying to convince brands of the many benefits of automating the process of crafting concentrate infused cannabis joints, like the so-called “donuts” and “hash holes” that were beginning to boom in popularity.
Today, the value of the machinery and services that they provide are undeniable as prerolls – and particularly rosin-infused prerolls – continue to gain ground in overall sales totals in markets nationwide and around the world.
Cannabis culture puts a lot of value on certain stages of production being done “by hand”. Sometimes this is a true benefit (like trimming nugs), but the misconception that a robot-rolled joint cannot compare to one done with the human hand is now a thing of the past as sales and subsequent customer feedback for the Jiko proves and the Stardust confirms.
Not only is it unfeasible for a successful cannabis brand to hand roll every infused joint – daubing sticky oil on the paper, portioning the plant material and perfectly placing a precisely dosed dab of hash inside, and then rolling it all up into a uniform and appealing final form, thousands of times per day – but that’s not a fun job for anyone.
Yes, with one trained employee, the Stardust can produce thousands of perfectly replicated prerolls in an 8-hour workday, each one infused with whatever concentrate your product line calls for, and coated with kief, diamonds, bubble hash, etc. and we will get into those details. But what initially caught our eye at Beard Bros Pharms was the thoughtfulness that went into the design of the machines produced by Sorting Robotics when it comes to quality of life for the employees who work full time along the supply chain between cannabis farmer and cannabis consumer.
Truly a sight to see, the Stardust robot smoothly articulates and repositions to efficiently produce perfect and potent batches of “fuzzy” or coated and infused prerolls. As the robot does its dance, your eyes cannot help but follow along but one thing you won’t see is any plant matter or other particulates clouding up the air around the device.
Every unit is armed with onboard HEPA filtration, and air quality monitors placed beside a Stardust device will show that the cannabis, kief, and other concentrates being processed in the fully enclosed robotic automation remain enclosed.
Air quality issues have literally proven to be potentially deadly in the regulated cannabis manufacturing space, so this attention to safety had us hooked here at Beard Bros.
Sorting Robotics – Made In The USA By Cannabis Enthusiasts For Cannabis Enthusiasts
Imagine an ideal preroll stuffed with finely ground flower from your favorite strain of all time. Now imagine a snake of live rosin running down the middle, squeezed fresh from the same harvest and same strain as the flower surrounding it. Now coat that bad boy in a perfect powdering of high quality dry sift, also taken from the same fave strain. Or maybe you want to blend a bevy of cultivars with complimentary terpene profiles to create something the market hasn’t seen. Is your mouth watering yet?
Now imagine crafting 900-1200 of those per hour.
This is what your brand can achieve with the Jiko, Jiko+, and Stardust automated preroll infusion robots running quietly in the background of your operation.
The Stardust originally launched at MJBizCon in 2023, and has had some significant upgrades added to its repertoire over the past year and the team at Sorting Robotics is excited to show it off, in action, at this year’s event.
As cannabis consumers themselves, Sorting Robotics made sure that no joint gets left behind and both the Jiko and the Stardust can easily and efficiently accommodate all sizes and brands of cones, straight tubes, or blunts.
The breakroom at Sorting Robotics is a No-Mids-Zone, and that commitment to quality is evident throughout their facility. Every robot that they sell is built in Los Angeles, by cannabis enthusiasts. When you reach out to Sorting Robotics with questions about your machine, you speak directly to the folks who conceived, built, and coded that machine. All hardware and software creation and integration happen in-house at Sorting Robotics, resulting in industry-leading innovations, convenient and effective customer service, and a human connection that fosters mutually beneficial relationships—an essential taproot of cannabis culture.
One look at the Stardust will let you know that they ain’t cheap. But one look at the ROI (Return On Investment) calculator that Sorting Robotics will provide to you shows that just one robot run by a single employee for eight hours a day, twenty days a month, can make a robot pay for itself in under a year – permanently slashing your labor costs and spillage/waste along the way.
“I have stuffed a lot of cones in my life, especially for events,” says Bill Levers, co-founder of Beard Bros Pharms. “But one thing that always bothered me was that when you’re stuffing cones it is impossible to add a dose of hash without having the whole thing burn wrong. It made me realize that cannabis brands who rely on pre-rolled cones could not continue to compete or meet market demand. Seeing the Stardust and the Jiko in action showed me the future of infused preroll production.”
The Future Is Bright For Sorting Robotics
Sorting Robotics was back in Vegas in 2024 at MJBizCon in Booth #2020 where they had both the Jiko and the Stardust running live demos each day of the event with their sales team on hand to give you a glimpse of your possible future production robots.
If you are looking for booth babes and neon lights, that is not how you will find the Sorting Robotics activation. Instead look for the crowd constantly gathered around the clean, compact, kickass robots that will be running real material in real time to show you how the Jiko and the Stardust can work for you.
For those who couldn’t wait for Wednesday, you were in luck. On Tuesday night (December 3rd), Sorting Robotics will be co-hosteding a must-attend pre-party called Tech Jam 2024, over at Jammyland, a dope Jamaican-inspired cocktail bar, kitchen, and event space in the Arts District. Those who RSVP’d pulled up in Vegas for this laid-back, high-energy happy hour where the who’s who in the cannabis community came together to vibe, connect, and get a taste of tomorrow’s tech.
The Bottom Line On The Jiko And Stardust Preroll Infusion Robots From Sorting Robotics
Our community agrees that the real gift of the cannabis plant is in its variety. We are all stoked to have such a vast number of different cultivars, each one redefining the term ‘full spectrum’ with their own unique blends of cannabinoids, terpenes, flavors, and effects. It has been amazing to witness the evolution of cannabis extraction and hash making, and to see how many options we all now have with these potent products.
But, at the end of the day, when you finally figure out what you like and what works best for you, it can be hard to find it consistently. This is something that cannabis brands – especially multistate operators – struggle with, and this is why Sorting Robotics exists. Their automated robotic solutions allow brands to craft a repeatable, reliable, desirable experience for their customers, at a scale only achievable with this technology.
This leads to happy consumers, happy retailers, and happy brands. It’s a win-win-win and an easy decision for anyone who has – or wants to have – a market demand for their prerolls.
Learn more at https://www.sortingrobotics.com/
