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Article "A robot bartender that serves up cocktails in 90 seconds will be on duty at the Winter Olympics as organizers seek to keep a lid on COVID-19"

by Abby Wallace
January 30, 2022

 

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Smart kitchen robot Semblr supports human chefs

Feb 9, 2022

Semblr is probably the most famous canteen employee in the UK at the moment. That is because the centerpiece of Semblr is a robot, or to be more precise: a KR AGILUS. Since September 2021, it has been putting together fresh rice dishes for the workforce of online grocery retailer Ocado in Hatfield. The brains behind Semblr are to be found at integrator Karakuri, a London startup that currently has 36 employees. Two Karakuri employees assist him and fill the ingredients into Semblr’s serving chambers. The KR AGILUS robot arm is responsible for mixing and serving the ingredients. Hygienically, meticulously and quickly.

KUKA AG, industrial robots

 

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Pepper x Quokka Robotic Ice Cream Bar, Abu Dhabi

Jun 22, 2022

QUOKKA, a local UAE-based company, has partnered with NISKA Retail Robotics, an Australian-born tech start-up, to open the first ice cream bar entirely staffed by robots.
The store is present inside the premises of Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi (UAE). Our Master Distributor in the Gulf region, Jacky’s, has worked along with NISKA’s technical team to integrate their solution with Pepper.

 

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Shadow Robot makes a sandwich!

Aug 23, 2022

Shadow Hand

 

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Article "AI Sommelier Generates Wine Reviews without Ever Opening a Bottle"
A new algorithm writes wine and beer reviews that sound like they were penned by human critics. Is that a good thing?

by Joanna Thompson
April 29, 2022

 

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Article "Japan restaurants eye robot help to ease labor shortage"

November 21, 2022

 

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Robots Doing Stuff #3 - The Turkey Sandwich Paradox

Nov 25, 2022

They teach me how to make sandwiches with leftover #Thanksgiving turkey, but not how to eat them.

General-purpose robots, Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation, Vancouver, Canada

 

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Article "LOOK: This new McDonald's branch in Texas is completely run by machines"

by Ayie Licsi
December 26, 2022

 

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The future of software-controlled cooking

Mar 21, 2023

Take a look at this 7 ingredient printed dessert and ask yourself if conventional cooking appliances such as ovens, stovetops and microwaves may one day be replaced by cooking devices that incorporate three-dimensional (3D) printers, lasers, or other software-driven processes.

Research produced by Dr. Jonathan Blutinger and his team at the Creative Machine Labs at Columbia University (directed by Prof. Hod Lipson) and Prof. Christen Cooper, Pace University Nutrition and Dietetics.

 

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DRACO’s cooking show humanoid VR teleoperation demo

Apr 24, 2023

Excited to share our latest collaborative work on humanoid robot behaviors with Draco 3. We look forward to a day that these robots can help us at home and at work to perform dull and time consuming tasks! Joint work w/ @stevehan_233 @kiwi_sherbet @yukez at RPL & HCRL labs @texas_robotics (video credit: Steve Han)

 

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I Know What You Want A "Smart Bartender" System by Interactive Gaze Following

Jun 2, 2023

"I Know What You Want: A 'Smart Bartender' System by Interactive Gaze Following," by Haitao Lin, Zhida Ge, Xiang Li, Yanwei Fu, and Xiangyang Xue from Fudan University, in Shanghai, China.

 

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Article "AI In The Culinary World: Revolutionizing Restaurant Ops & Customer Experience"

by Neil Sahota
Mar 13, 2024

 

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Article "Restaurant Robotics Revs Up Amid Labor Shortages"

by Joanna Glasner
March 22, 2024

 

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Article "Kitchens Have Never Been Smarter, but Is Anyone Buying It?"
Intelligent (and expensive) countertop ovens and other kitchen appliances promise to do the work for us, and many of them do. But the teams behind smart kitchen tools made one big miscalculation.

by David Watsky
March 31, 2024

 

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Cafe robot: integrated AI skillset based on large language models

May 7, 2024

Title: Cafe Robot: Integrated AI Skillset Based on Large Language Models
Authors: Jad Tarifi, Nima Asgharbeygi, Shuhei Takamatsu, Masataka Goto

Abstract:
The cafe robot engages in natural language inter-action to receive orders and subsequently prepares coffee and cakes. Each action involved in making these items is executed using AI skills developed by Integral, including Integral Liquid Pouring, Integral Powder Scooping, and Integral Cutting. The dialogue for making coffee, as well as the coordination of each action based on the dialogue, is facilitated by the Integral Task Planner.

 

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AI Robot Chef makes SchniPoSa

May 24, 2024

Complex tasks like this can be easily solved in DinoRobotStudio software. More information can be found on our website: http://www.dino-robotics.com

 

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Unique Starbucks only at NAVER 1784: with 100 Robots

May 17, 2024

'NAVER 1784' is the world's largest robotics testbed. The Starbucks on the second floor of 1784 is the world's most unique Starbucks, with more than 100 service robots called "Rookie" delivering Starbucks drinks to meeting rooms and private seats, and various experiments with a dual-arm robot.

 

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Article "McDonald’s Gives Its Restaurants an AI Makeover"
The fast-food giant’s new initiative uses artificial intelligence to target order accuracy and help restaurants detect equipment issues before they fail

by Isabelle Bousquette
March 5, 2025

 

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Article "Thanks to Nvidia, AI Will Soon Take Your Order at Taco Bell and Pizza Hut"
Yum Brands, owner of the quick-serve chains, aims for a world where humans never take food orders

by Isabelle Bousquette
March 18, 2025