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TechForce Secures Beer Bot IP to Accelerate Robotics

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  • On February 17, 2026, TechForce Robotics acquired full Beer Bot and BIM-E IP from inventor Christopher Erpelding for 7,000,000 restricted shares, consolidating patents, software, AI models, and trade secrets to secure clear ownership for commercialization and regulatory compliance.
  • TechForce appointed Erpelding as Chief Mechatronics Architect with a $100,000 salary and performance-based warrants tied to up to $50 million in revenue, while ramping manufacturing, hiring engineering and AI talent, and exploring strategic deals after BIM-E’s CES 2026 debut.
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TechForce Secures Beer Bot IP to Accelerate Robotics

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The latest announcement is out from NightFood Holdings ( (NGTF) ).

On February 17, 2026, Nightfood Holdings’ subsidiary TechForce Robotics acquired all pre-existing intellectual property associated with the Beer Bot and BIM-E autonomous beverage robotics platform from inventor Christopher Erpelding, in exchange for 7,000,000 restricted common shares. The deal consolidates patents, software, AI models, firmware, engineering documentation, and trade secrets under company ownership, providing a clear chain of title for commercialization and regulatory compliance.

Concurrently, TechForce signed Erpelding as Chief Mechatronics Architect on a $100,000 annual salary with performance-based equity-linked incentives tied to trailing twelve-month revenue milestones of up to $50 million and a maximum of 100,000,000 warrants. Following BIM-E’s debut at CES 2026 in Las Vegas and heightened industry engagement, management reported it is ramping manufacturing readiness, expanding engineering and robotics teams, recruiting specialized AI and automation talent, and evaluating further strategic technology acquisitions and merger opportunities to scale operations and strengthen its market position in autonomous beverage robotics.

More about NightFood Holdings

Nightfood Holdings, Inc., doing business as TechForce Robotics, is an emerging robotics company focused on deploying AI-enhanced automation across multiple industries. The company is initially targeting the hospitality sector with a Robotics-as-a-Service platform designed to handle repetitive, labor-intensive, and operationally constrained tasks.

Nightfood’s long-term strategy is to expand its scalable robotics solutions into additional verticals that require similar automation capabilities. The company aims to improve efficiency, reliability, and revenue generation for its clients through advanced robotics and AI-driven systems.

Nightfood is listed on the OTCQB under the ticker NGTF and is building its position in the autonomous robotics space. Its BIM-E autonomous beverage robotics platform represents a key pillar of its market entry and commercialization efforts in hospitality-focused automation.

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