Robot Chef Makes Perfect Dishes

A Robo-Chef, which makes perfect dishes and which is dubbed as the “ultimate sous-chef”, has been recently introduced by a London-based company.

18:42 15 April 2015

Moley Robotics, a London-based company, has launched a prototype “robo-chef” for the home. Dubbed as the “ultimate sous-chef” for having the ability to make perfect dishes, it learns by capturing the movements of a human in the action of preparing a meal. These movements are then turned into commands that drive a sophisticated pair robot hands. 

 

2011 BBC Masterchef champion, Tim Anderson, who trains the prototype said: "It's the ultimate sous-chef.” 

 

"You tell it to do something - whether it's a bit of prep or completing a whole dish from start to finish - and it will do it. And it will do it the same every single time."

Moley plans to give the Robochef a built-in refrigerator and dishwasher. 

 

The robot has been designed to assemble and chopped all ingredients, cook the food, and later, clean the dirty pans. 

"We want people to be comfortable with this device," says Moley's Mark Oleynik.

 

"It's not an industrial device; it's not a device that works at 10-times normal speed. No, it's a device that moves like you move, and at the same speed as you do."

 

The Robochef, which is expected to be offered to the public two years from now, can cost £10,000.