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Yet Another Robo Chef
First we had the robot chef that made a mean omelette, then we had robot chef that flipped pancakes, and recently we had the robots that made oatmeal cookies, now we have a robot chef that shaves noodles. The robot is named Chef Cui by his Chinese inventor Cui Runquan. All day long, I used [...]
Hajime Robot Restaurant
A new Japanese restaurant in Thailand has robotic waitstaff. Restaurant owner Lapassarad Thanaphant spent over $927,000 on opening the restaurant, including purchasing the 4 robots. The robots have a touchscreen where customers can select their order. They then go away and get your food for you. Sounds like another novelty restaurant concept. I wonder if [...]
World’s First Döner Kebab Robot
The world’s first döner kebab robot has been unveiled in Germany. The robot goes by the name FFDR-V1004 and was invented by Ahmet Kalyoncu. Ahmet was inspired by his brother, who is an engineer. Using a digital camera to measure the thickness of each slice, the robot FFDR-V1004 can slice 120 portions an hour, or [...]
Another Sushi Robot
First we had the unused $13,000 sushi robot from a California high school. Now we have a robotic hand that makes sushi. The FANUC M-430iA has been on exhibit at the International Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition in Tokyo. What you see is really a combination of the FANUC M-430iA food and pharmaceutical handling robot [...]
Sushi Robot
In 2002 Westside High School in Los Angeles paid $13,000 for a sushi robot. Who knew robots could make sushi? Anyone for a Terminator roll? The school faculty had hoped to give the students healthier lunches. Instead, the sushi robot went completely unused. The sushi robot was recently discovered hiding in a storeroom. No wonder [...]