7 robots that could replace humans in the kitchen

31/08/2016
A burger made by a Momentum Machines robot in San Francisco, California.Momentum Machines/The University of Pennsylvania

From China's robotic waiters to the world's first robotic lettuce farm, robots are only becoming more advanced. And robots are not only waiting tables and manning farms, but making food in the kitchen too.
They might even take over chef and food service jobs in the future.
Here are seven of the most sophisticated robots that can make meals, including burgers, sushi, and pizza.

The Foxbot slices perfect noodles faster than humans.

The Foxbot, a robot created by the engineers at Foxconn Technology Group, can slice noodles from dough quicker than a human. In a windshield wiper-like motion, the robotic scissor hand cuts noodles that are the same size every time.
Three of the robots work at Dazzling Noodles, an open-kitchen restaurant chain in North China's Shanxi province.

This robot can make 400 burgers in an hour.

San Francisco-based Momentum Machines has developed a robot that can slice toppings, grill a patty, and assemble and bag a burger by itself.
The 24-square-foot machine features a stamper that grinds and shapes the meat, and then transfers it to its an oven. It can reportedly crank out 400 burgers in an hour.
The startup plans to open an actual restaurant featuring the machines in San Francisco.

This robot can compile sushi in a matter of seconds.

Developed by the Japanese robotics manufacturer Kawasaki, this robot can assemble nigiri in under a minute.
One robotic arm — on the right in the GIF above — clinches the sides of the pressed bundles of rice and moves completed nigiri pieces to a wooden block. The arm on the left picks up tubes of wasabi and squeezes a little bit onto the rice. It also picks up a small vacuum, which it then uses to lift up the fish and place it on the rice.

Zume's robots can help prepare pizza pies for delivery.

San Francisco-based startup Zume worked with Swiss robot manufacturer ABB to design a robotic system that can semi-autonomously make pizzas. Two bots currently prepare the food inside Zume's 8,000-square-foot warehouse in Mountain View, California.
Zume's first robot douses and spreads tomato sauce on pizza dough as it moves down a conveyor belt. The second robot has arms with a tray that slide it into the 850-degree oven. Human workers still apply the toppings and make the doughy crust.
The pizzas are available for delivery here.

The Pancake Bot can 3D print a gourmet pancake in any design.

The Pancake Bot can print pancakes in just a few minutes. Controlled by smartphone, the user chooses a pancake design, and the bot's canister applies a few layers of dough to make it a reality. Once the design is complete, it cooks the dough on the platform to produce the finished pancake.
In 2015, the New York City-based startup raised over $460,000 on Kickstarter to bring its vision to life. Anyone can now order one for $300.

A Moley Robotics bot makes nearly 2,000 different types of meals.

Unveiled in April 2015 at a trade fair in Germany, this robotic prototype knows how to cook nearly 2,000 different meals, including crab bisque, risotto, sushi, and orange chicken. It uses two robotic arms with 129 sensors and a 3D camera to see what's in front of it, according to Time.
Users select a recipe from the bot's connected app and place the ingredients in front of the bot. Then the machine will do the rest: Right now, it can stir, adjust the flames on a stovetop, and pick up and pour ingredients into a pot on a burner.
Developed by Moley Robotics, a new version will be released in 2017.

The Makr Shakr bot mixes cocktails like a professional bartender.

While this robotic bartender, called Makr Shakr, doesn't cook anything, it can make a mean martini.
To tell it what drink you want, you first need to download the app, where you can pick one of the pre-set options or create your own cocktail. After you submit your order, the robot uses its three arms to find the correct bottles and mix the drink. It slides it over to you along the bar's carved track.
Royal Caribbean has partnered with the company behind the robot, Carlo Ratti Associati, for its cruise ship, called the Quantum of Seas, which features the bionic bartender, bumper cars, a skating rink, and a skydiving simulator.

Fonte:http://uk.businessinsider.com/food-robots-that-could-replace-humans-in-the-kitchen-2016-8?nr_email_referer=1&utm_content=BISelect&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=BI%20Select%20%28Wednesday%20Friday%29%202016-08-31&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select%20-%20Engaged%2C%20Active%2C%20Passive%2C%20Disengaged?r=US&IR=T/#the-foxbot-slices-perfect-noodles-faster-than-humans-1

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