Robot Chef Makes Tasty Octopus Balls


	Robot Chef Makes Tasty Octopus Balls

wildcat

2-15-2008 6:31 AM

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robotics, cooking

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2-15-2008 7:20 PM

syncopath

as Auguste Gusteau (Ratatouille) have said: anyone can cook .... -))

2-16-2008 6:50 AM

carrerinyes

I wonder if it could whip up some fish 'n' chips..?

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A robot chef was cooking octopus balls autonomously at the Osaka Museum of creative industries last month. The device was created by Toyo Riki of Japan. 
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The <A href="http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1443#chef" linkindex="41">food-savvy robot</A> wears a towel twisted rakishly over its upper module. The octopus balls are made individually, each one carefully made from scratch. The octopus balls are made in thirds; the cooking delicacy must be hand-turned after each portion cooks to add the next bit of dough, creating a perfect octopus ball. 
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The final steps include putting the octopus balls on a plate, basting each one with sauce, and shaking on some spices. 
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The purpose of the demonstration is not to create a finished robot chef product, but to demonstrate robotic capabilities. As far as I'm concerned, though, these treats look ready to eat. Bring on the robot chefs! 
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Science fiction fans have been waiting almost a century for tasty treats prepared by tireless automatons; consider Edgar Rice Burroughs who, in his 1912 story <EM>A Princess of Mars</EM>, wrote about them: 
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