The system, a pair of robotic arms, learned to cook by mimicking the motions of a top chef. Even though it can't smell or taste, its maker says the robot should be able to make 2,000 meals by 2017.

Certified kitchen knife nerd Scott Heimendinger used a robot arm on multiple chef’s knives to collect 100,000 data points ...

Yehuda Sichel, owner of popular Rittenhouse Square sandwich shop Huda and an alum of Philadelphia's CookNSolo Restaurants, is opening a new concept in Fishtown.

How it works: The robot chef's hands come from the (worrisomely named) Shadow Robot Company and use 20 motors, 24 joints and 129 sensors to mimic the movements of human hands — a difficult task ...

“The idea that a robot can replace a chef, to many chefs, it might be considered insulting.” Some consumers will likely be drawn to the novelty of having a robot prepare food, Tristano said.

Of the 16 videos observed, the robot correctly identified the recipe depicted 93 percent of the time, all while only recognizing 83 percent the human chef’s movements.

Nala leaders also are working to bring the technology to an existing restaurant in Logan Square, Chicago, where it would replace a retiring chef and help the establishment get back on its feet ...

“When a robot is learning how to cook, like any other cook, it needs indications of how well it did,” Abdulali said. “We want the robots to understand the concept of taste, which will make ...