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Nagoya Robot Ramen

朴哲鉉
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Cited on HN 3 times, 2009–2017, never outright recommended score 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Used as an early, concrete example of robotic kitchen automation when HN discusses robot chefs and baristas.

A short clip of a ramen restaurant in Nagoya where robot arms cook the noodles. Human waiters serve the food.

“the Japanese restaurant which works on the opposite principle: robotic chefs and human waiters” (HN, 2009)

3 citations · Demos · partly dated

3 Hacker News comments

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@osipov Nov 2009 Cites it
on HN thread Germany's 'robot' restaurant
This made me remember the Japanese restaurant which works on the opposite principle: robotic chefs and human waiters. Video here: [this video] There is an interesting cultural dimension to Germans choosing to replace human interaction with robot interaction while Japanese choosing to replace human work with robot work.
Japanese ramen restaurant with robot chefs and human waiters.
@modeless Apr 2011 Cites it
on HN thread Will this robot replace assembly line workers?
Not without vision. You'd have to place all the tools and ingredients within reach at precisely known positions, probably all held in a special rig (like this: [this video] ). If something went wrong the robot wouldn't know and would continue executing the recipe with possibly disastrous results. Robots won't be replacing chefs until visual feedback is solved.
Example of a rig holding tools and ingredients in fixed positions.

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