The French start-up Cook-e developed a robot kitchen that can prepare dishes on its own. The reason? Many restaurateurs struggle with the consequences of the lack of staff in their daily business. Some entrepreneurs are accordingly tense about the future. Will the kitchen ever stay cold? Cook-e doesn't think so. The French company has found a way to relieve the burden on restaurants in times of skilled labour shortages. A robot kitchen quickly takes over the hard work. By automating simple tasks and reducing associated costs, restaurant owners can invest more capital in ingredients to offer better quality dishes.
But how can it cook without staff? You can find out this and much more about Cook-e's exciting project on this page:
The robot kitchen offers fresh dishes in a short time. The customer's orders are sent directly to the robot, which immediately begins preparing them. Modules within the robot kitchen are able to precisely dose the ingredients. The ingredient falls into the transport bucket, which transports it to a kind of pan that can turn and tilt itself. The whole thing is controlled by software and heated by induction. The transport bucket and pan are automatically cleaned after each use. By automating simple tasks and reducing associated costs, restaurant owners can invest more capital in ingredients to offer better quality dishes.
The kitchen robot meets the hygiene standards (HACCP). At this point, the use of igus® toothed belt axes is a real advantage, because igus® manufactures the shaft end support and linear carriages from corrosion-free stainless steel. The carriages move on linear plain bearings made of high-performance plastic. This means that the plain bearings do not require any lubrication and are therefore maintenance-free. In addition, the igus® solutions enable a more compact design, which means the volume of the machine can be reduced.
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