Served in a restaurant called Hawkee, the robochef was built with the goal to help the F&B industry through automation, robotics, and training
At a glance, the Hokkien mee dish in the picture above looks like any other food commonly found in hawker food centres across Singapore.
But there is one special thing about the one I had today: It was made by a robot-chef (robochef).
On Tuesday, September 24, e27 attended an event hosted by Singapore-based robotics startup EPIC Food & Beverage at Frasers Tower, to see their new robochef in action.
Operating in a restaurant called Hawkee, the robochef was built with the goal to help the F&B industry through automation, robotics, and training.
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“We want to use the art of robotic cooking and artificial intelligence to preserve the art of hawker culture and uphold the recipe, consistency, and ultimately the art form of hawker cooking,” said CEO and Co-Founder Jaromel Gee.
With the help of a robot named DIANA, the restaurant offers 18 menu items typically found in hawker centres, from Hokkien mee to mala xiang guo.
The cooking process goes like this:
First, a human chef adds selected ingredients to inside DIANA. This is the only part of the cooking process that requires most human intervention.
The Hokkien mee ingredients are being placed inside a type of plastic bowl
Once he is done inputting the ingredients into the robot, the human chef can adjust the setting with the customer’s preference, such as spiciness level.
The human chef puts the ingredients into the robot
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After that, DIANA will start doing the work.
In developing its menu, Hawkee also has a partnership with the likes of Lee Do Restaurant and Woh Hup Food Industries to develop exclusive dishes.
The restaurant has 10 robots built and installed with a venue that is able to seat 90 patrons. Prices on the menu start from S$6 (US$4.3).
So, how does a dish made by robots taste like? Just as good as one made by a human chef.
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