Fried food from robot chefs will soon be part of the Beijing experience. If you are planning to visit this major city soon, it's a sin to pass on this opportunity.
It's the latest milestone for this catering industry after the city authorities issued its first license for food service to humanoid robots.
Humanoid Robots in Kitchens by EncoSmart
In a new achievement, EncoSmart, a Beijing-based robotics startup, on Thursday, Sept. 12, received the first food-service license from the Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation.
According to the South China Morning Post, this cleared the way for the humanoid robots made by the company, known as Lava, to replace traditional chefs in kitchens across town.
Advanced robots developed by Lava will soon be frying up fried treats such as french fries and fried chicken in kitchens around town, and this will change the way individuals cook and prepare their meals to a level that's unprecedented in human history.
One of the highlights of the Lava robots is their ability to cook the most popular fried foods in merely two minutes, so they are bound to ensure that cooking happens fast, efficiently, and in good order. But wait, that's not all—the robots self-learn and adapt to broaden their culinary horizon with time.
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Advanced Robotics: Always Adding Flavor
Equipped with state-of-the-art visual perception technology, the Lava robots can look at an ingredient and calculate the appropriate cooking time to achieve the right flavor.
Equipped with an intelligent system, it ensures that the taste of the food prepared is always excellent without human error and maximizes efficiency in a kitchen.
Though in its nascent state in China, the founder and CEO of EncoSmart, Chen Zhen is optimistic about this development. He believes rapid technological advances, among other things like the humongous scale of the food industry in China, would easily garner enough data to further develop such catering humanoids.
China's Push for Robotics in Traditional Industries
The approval of humanoid robots in the food service industry by Beijing is part of a broader national effort for the promotion of robotics in the entire field of industries. China has accelerated the development and application of humanoid robots within the industrial sectors that have been dominated traditionally by human labor.
Humanoid robots developed by Chinese start-ups have already grabbed attention when they perform such tasks as sorting products, managing a pharmacy, and even doing household chores. This technology is at the heart of last month's World Robot Conference in Beijing.
As of May last year, EncoSmart gained popularity relatively quickly, as a significant player in China's robotics landscape. This April, the company raised 40 million yuan (US$5.6 million) in angel financing led by ZhenFund.
Decent Capital and Joyoung's venture arm also participated in the round. The huge funding will provide proof that investors are all quite optimistic regarding EncoSmart's innovations and the future of robotic technology in the catering industry of China.
Future of Robots in Catering in Beijing
In the coming future, the food service sector in Beijing is going to be different with the Lava series humanoid robots succeed. Such machines are going to change the food preparation because the food inputting will be delivered fast, consistent, and high quality. This is going to revolutionize, particularly in restaurants and chains of foods.
The more technology improves and as long as China is clear about its direction toward the inclusion of robotics in its traditional industries, it will not be long before robot chefs pop up all over China's kitchens.
In the short term, innovations from EncoSmart may set the trend for improving standards in food service efficiencies, enhancing the quality of meals, and the whole dining experience offered to Beijing's residents in the near future.
Speaking of robot chefs, a chemistry professor plans to produce 30,000 units of them. They will replace up to three chefs and cook over 200 dishes including Chinese and Italian cuisines, according to Interesting Engineering.
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