Robotic Chef Could Be Your Next Kitchen Assistant

Moley Robotics has launched a new product that just might help you around your kitchen. At a German trade fair on Tuesday, the company introduced the revolutionary robotic chef.

The Automated Kitchen is a smartphone controlled robot that can help you whip up a fancy meal. The robot learns its movements from U.K. MasterChef 2011 winner, Tim Anderson. Anderson’s moves were captured via a 3D camera and uploaded digitally. The algorithms that dictate the robot’s movements were designed by Stanford University researchers.

Moley Robotics was founded by Mark Oleynik, a computer scientist, who worked with Shadow Robot Company to create the kitchen helper. The robot is powered by 20 motors, 24 joints and 129 sensors to help it mimic the model’s movements.

According to a report by Time, the robotic chef was able to prepare crab bisque after its launch, since it happens to be the only recipe that the robot knows. The crab bisque recipe and technique was based on Anderson’s style, as he is working with Moley for the project. “If it can make bisque, it can make a whole lot of other things,” said Anderson.

While the awesome kitchen helper can make an extra special meal, it still has its limitations. The first of which is the food that it is able to make – currently, it only knows how to cook up crab bisque. However, Moley plans to develop a library containing 2,000 recipes before making the Automated Kitchen available for public use. The robotic chef also cannot perform basic kitchen duties like chopping or preparing the food. You still need to prepare the ingredients before the robot can start cooking.

The company is still making improvements on the machine’s function and developing its capabilities. If the plan to sell the robot in 2017 takes effect, it would cost around $15,000. The price would include the oven, work surface, sink and a storage space.

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