Bottom line
- Total investment $49K – $121K including a $35K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100.
- System growing at 133.3% CAGR over 3 years with 30 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one RoboThink unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
128%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
RoboThink franchisees operate STEM/robotics education centers teaching coding, engineering, and robotics to children through after-school programs, camps, and workshops. Daily operations involve curriculum delivery, student enrollment management, instructor scheduling, and facility management in protected territories.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 23 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
RoboThink presents meaningful caution risk: undisclosed profitability data, franchisor stability concerns, aggressive growth trajectory on tiny base, and high upfront costs limit visibility into actual unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 disclosure (Average Revenue and Net Income) — impossible to validate ROI claims or profitability benchmarks
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False suggests potential financial instability or undisclosed operational challenges at franchisor level
- 03MINORRapid unit growth (115.4% YoY) on only 30 units is statistically volatile and may indicate unsustainable expansion or inflated figures
- 04MINORMinimum royalty floor of $200/month ($2,400/year) creates cash flow pressure for underperforming locations with low sales
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($35,000) relative to total investment floor ($48,700) means 72% of minimum investment goes to franchisor upfront
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosure is neutral but combined with Going Concern flag raises transparency concerns
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
29 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
RoboThink · FDD (2025) PDF