Globally, foodtech startups are now experimenting with robotics in the kitchen. Alibaba's The Robot.he restaurant in Shanghai, Boston-based Spyce serving $8 salad bowls as well as robotic chefs making egg sandwiches and burgers, some of the most novel applications of robots are in the restaurant industry as industrial robotics applications make the trip to the kitchen. And this trend is also something that has caught the fancy of Indian startups which are now coming on to the scene to build scalable automated solutions across industries including in restaurants. Hyderabad-based Robot Kitchen with robot waiters was recently in the news for getting robots to act as servers. However, with the industry 4.0 revolution fully automating processes across businesses, it won't be long before robots start making dishes.

Cooking robots and tastier recipes: Japanese electronics giant Sony on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence unit they hope will change the way we cook and eat. The new research arm, Sony AI, will operate in Japan, Europe and the United States and also focus on the traditional areas of gaming, imaging and sensor equipment, as well as "gastronomy". The firm that produced the PlayStation franchise and the "Spider-man" movie series is the latest multinational tech company wanting a piece of the pie in the food business, where data are increasingly driving new dishes to pique the palate. "AI and robotics will not replace chefs. We are aiming to offer new tools to expand their creativity with AI and robotics," Sony spokesman Shinichi Tobe told AFP. "The field of food requires a study of molecular structures. By using AI and its analytical capacity, we can create new things," Tobe said.

Cooking robots and tastier recipes: Japanese electronics giant Sony on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence unit they hope will change the way we cook and eat. The new research arm, Sony AI, will operate in Japan, Europe and the United States and also focus on the traditional areas of gaming, imaging and sensor equipment, as well as "gastronomy". The firm that produced the PlayStation franchise and the "Spider-man" movie series is the latest multinational tech company wanting a piece of the pie in the food business, where data are increasingly driving new dishes to pique the palate. "AI and robotics will not replace chefs. We are aiming to offer new tools to expand their creativity with AI and robotics," Sony spokesman Shinichi Tobe told AFP. "The field of food requires a study of molecular structures. By using AI and its analytical capacity, we can create new things," Tobe said.

TOKYO: Cooking robots and tastier recipes: Japanese electronics giant Sony on Nov 20 launched a new artificial intelligence unit they hope will change the way we cook and eat. The new research arm, Sony AI, will operate in Japan, Europe and the United States and also focus on the traditional areas of gaming, imaging and sensor equipment, as well as "gastronomy". The firm that produced the PlayStation franchise and the Spider-man movie series is the latest multinational tech company wanting a piece of the pie in the food business, where data are increasingly driving new dishes to pique the palate. "AI and robotics will not replace chefs. We are aiming to offer new tools to expand their creativity with AI and robotics," Sony spokesman Shinichi Tobe told AFP. "The field of food requires a study of molecular structures. By using AI and its analytical capacity, we can create new things," Tobe said.