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Video: Cartoon-like humanoid robot learns kitchen chores by watching humans
Sunday Robotics dropped a new video of their robot Memo in action performing pick-and-place actions with various objects.
Jan. 11 (UPI) --Exhibitors at the 2024 CES showed off technology that could help simplify complicated tasks in the kitchen. Some of these new inventions could change the way people grow and prepare food including ice cream, coffee and cocktails at home.
Carpet cleaners aren't new, but a robot vacuum that can wash and dry carpets is. I saw the first at CES 2026, and as a bonus, it's even modular.
Jay Shah is a Lead Hardware Engineer at Caldo, specializing in robotics, automation and sustainable food technology. In the race to automate the commercial kitchen, robotics engineers face a uniquely high-stakes set of challenges. Unlike traditional ...
It's long since been the vision of Hollywood that robots and humans would be side-by-side. In some Hollywood films, this partnership is a recipe for catastrophe, but in this suburb not far from Tinseltown, AI and robots are working in a restaurant kitchen.
Right now, robots are used to flip burgers, fry chicken, create pizzas, make sushi, prepare salads, serve ramen, bake bread, mix cocktails and much more. AI can invent recipes based on the molecular compatibility of ingredients or whatever a kitchen has in stock. More advanced concepts are in the works to automate the entire kitchen for fine dining.
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How robots are quietly replacing workers at this McDonald’s location
Robots are quietly stepping into McDonald’s kitchens. Here’s how automation is changing jobs, service, and the future of fast food. The post How Robots Are Quietly Replacing Workers at This McDonald’s Location appeared first on Just Dip Recipes.
The OLHSO fully automated “robot” kitchen prepares a bowl of japchae in Foster City. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Foster City fans of Korean cuisine – and the convenience of delivery – take note: OLHSO Korean BBQ & Seafood launched its delivery ...
A dozen or so young men and women, eyes obscured by VR headsets, shuffle around a faux kitchen inside a tech company’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Their arms are bent at the elbows, palms facing down. One pilot stops to pick up a bottle of hot sauce ...