ARMAR is the ultimate kitchen companion. He'll bring you what you need from the fridge and after dinner he'll load the dishwasher and clean all the surfaces. But he's just one of a growing army of robo-chefs. Here, we take a look at the hi-tech cooking equipment shaping our future.
Is this the kitchen of the future? —
ARMAR is the ultimate kitchen companion. He'll bring you what you need from the fridge and after dinner he'll load the dishwasher and clean all the surfaces. But he's just one of a growing army of robo-chefs. Here, we take a look at the hi-tech cooking equipment shaping our future.
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CNN's Blueprint team met a group of students from Poznan's School of Form who have invented 'KUKA', a robot that can make 3D cookies in any shape you want.
Cookie monster —
CNN's Blueprint team met a group of students from Poznan's School of Form who have invented 'KUKA', a robot that can make 3D cookies in any shape you want.
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KUKA is part of a project called 'Let's Cook the Future', which explores how robots could be used to both replace human chefs and further customize food to individual needs.
Let's Cook the Future —
KUKA is part of a project called 'Let's Cook the Future', which explores how robots could be used to both replace human chefs and further customize food to individual needs.
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This robot is busy cooking up noodles at the world's first robot restaurant in Harbin, northeast China. Twenty robots perform a variety of chores, from ushering in guests to waiting tables and cooking dishes.
Robot restaurant —
This robot is busy cooking up noodles at the world's first robot restaurant in Harbin, northeast China. Twenty robots perform a variety of chores, from ushering in guests to waiting tables and cooking dishes.
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This robochef by Yaskawa Electric has spatulas for arms and can prepare, cook and foil wrap an 'okonomiyaki', a traditional Japanese pancake.
Motoman —
This robochef by Yaskawa Electric has spatulas for arms and can prepare, cook and foil wrap an 'okonomiyaki', a traditional Japanese pancake.
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Atomium is a 3D food printing concept. Users draw the shape of the food they would like to eat, Antomium scans it and prints the molecular ingredients layer by layer. The concept is a semi-finalist in this year's Electrolux Design Lab, the winner of which will be announced in October.
Designer food —
Atomium is a 3D food printing concept. Users draw the shape of the food they would like to eat, Antomium scans it and prints the molecular ingredients layer by layer. The concept is a semi-finalist in this year's Electrolux Design Lab, the winner of which will be announced in October.
Fancy yourself a bit of a wizz in the kitchen? Soon you could be putting your skills to the test with Global Chef, a kitchen appliance concept that brings elite holographic chefs direct to your kitchen.
Virtual cook-offs —
Fancy yourself a bit of a wizz in the kitchen? Soon you could be putting your skills to the test with Global Chef, a kitchen appliance concept that brings elite holographic chefs direct to your kitchen.
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With Global Chef food lovers can learn tips from chefs all over the world or schedule cooking sessions with distant loved ones. Its holographic technology means you can share cooking and eating experiences even when you're far apart.
Holographic chefs —
With Global Chef food lovers can learn tips from chefs all over the world or schedule cooking sessions with distant loved ones. Its holographic technology means you can share cooking and eating experiences even when you're far apart.
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Smoobo must be the funnest and most eco-friendly blender out there. Open him up, put the ingredients inside and bounce. Each bounce activates the kinetic batteries that power the rotary blades. Maybe this is one for outside the kitchen.
Bouncing blender —
Smoobo must be the funnest and most eco-friendly blender out there. Open him up, put the ingredients inside and bounce. Each bounce activates the kinetic batteries that power the rotary blades. Maybe this is one for outside the kitchen.
Nutrima tells you what you're really putting in your body -- It's a flexible surface top that calculates the nutritional values, possible toxins and freshness of your food and ingredients.
Smart nutritionist —
Nutrima tells you what you're really putting in your body -- It's a flexible surface top that calculates the nutritional values, possible toxins and freshness of your food and ingredients.
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Kitchen Hub is a recipe book, a dietician AND a shopping assistant. It manages your food stock, alerting you when you need to buy something or if you are about to waste something. Plus, it knows the individual diets of family members and can suggest meal options accordingly.
Kitchen Hub —
Kitchen Hub is a recipe book, a dietician AND a shopping assistant. It manages your food stock, alerting you when you need to buy something or if you are about to waste something. Plus, it knows the individual diets of family members and can suggest meal options accordingly.
The only finger you need lift in the 2D Smart Kitchen is the one that picks your meal. Browse the menu on the wall-mounted touchscreen, which provides dinner options based on what's in your fridge, and click 'start'. Dutch designer Ermi van Oers' automatic cooking concept will select the ingredients and then chop it and cook it. Just don't tell the guests.
2D Smart Kitchen —
The only finger you need lift in the 2D Smart Kitchen is the one that picks your meal. Browse the menu on the wall-mounted touchscreen, which provides dinner options based on what's in your fridge, and click 'start'. Dutch designer Ermi van Oers' automatic cooking concept will select the ingredients and then chop it and cook it. Just don't tell the guests.
Courtesy Ermi van Oers / Electrolux Design Lab
Jell Balls are the busy cook's friend. When instructed, a central supply of 'Jell' forms eight small Jell Balls which shoot out from the main body to soak up dust and small bits of food from every corner of the kitchen. According to the designer, the gelatin surface of the balls mean that they can clean areas that might be wet too.
Jell balls —
Jell Balls are the busy cook's friend. When instructed, a central supply of 'Jell' forms eight small Jell Balls which shoot out from the main body to soak up dust and small bits of food from every corner of the kitchen. According to the designer, the gelatin surface of the balls mean that they can clean areas that might be wet too.
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