Robot Chef Is The Future Of Home Kitchen

The home kitchen is undergoing some major transformations. If you think the "internet of things" is the future of the humble kitchen, then you're wrong: Taking things further is a new robot that can cook your breakfast as you sleep in.

In fact, the robot can crank out a mean lobster bisque. According to an Audioboom clip of BBC's Science in Action, the robot has been training under MasterChef winner Tim Anderson to hone its culinary skills.

"Our dreams of living like The Jetsons may be about to come true," said Science in Action host Jack Stewart in the Audioboom clip. Audioboom (LSE:BOOM) is a podcasting platform that has partnered up with premium global broadcasters, such as BBC, TIME Magazine, CBS and more.

NPR, meanwhile, said that with some help from tech whizzes at Moley Robotics, the robot can even master a whole recipe book. Moley Robotics said the robot mimics human movements and needs a real chef like Anderson to teach it how to move about.

"To be honest, I didn’t think this was possible," Anderson was quoted as saying by GizMag.com. "I chose crab bisque as a dish because it’s a real challenge for human chef to make well, never mind a machine. Having seen – and tasted – the results for myself, I am stunned."

"This is the beginning of something really significant: a whole new opportunity for producing good food and for people to explore the world’s cuisines. It’s very exciting."

NPR revealed that the robot chef will set buyers back for $15,000 when it hits the market. It will be able to whip out 2,000 dishes at the time it's launched, although at this point, the robot is only capable of making soup.

The robot was designed by the Shadow Robot Company, which include nuclear companies NASA on client roster. GizMag said that Moley Robotics is currently finding collaborators "such as designers, homebuilders, kitchen installers and food suppliers to bring the system to the mass market."

On Tuesday, the news outlet also published a report about a robot that can make you coffee. Developed by Cornell University, the robot barista can read an instruction manual to learn how to operate things, make a latte and use a complex espresso maker. Computer scientists at Cornell are planning to crowdsource how to teach the robot to use a different espresso machines, the report added.

To contact the writer, email: v.hernandez@ibtimes.com.au