The blueprint for robotic cooking
By Giles Coren (THE TIMES, 14/10/06):
WHILE THE WORLD waits to see what China will do about North Korea’s foray into nuclear capability, the Chinese themselves were far more excited this week about a technological leap of their own: the invention of the world’s first robot chef.
According to the Xinhua news agency, the romantically named AIC-AI Cookingrobot has been developed by boffins in Shenzen and will go on sale to restaurants in 2007, with a more family-friendly version planned for the domestic market soon afterwards.
According to the Shenzen Economic Daily the AIC-AI Cookingrobot “translates standardised human cooking actions into machine language .… Seguir leyendo »