In Massachusetts, the world’s first restaurant with a robotic kitchen opened in the form of the fast-casual eatery Spyce. Created as a startup on the MIT campus, the team had to build a technology that handled food carefully, so vegetables wouldn’t get bruised, and grains wouldn’t end up mushy.
The push of a button triggers the meal-making process at Spyce. Customers enter the restaurant and are greeted by a human guide who takes them to a touchscreen kiosk where they place their order.
Once the order is sent to the kitchen, containers dispense the ingredients into one of seven cooking woks. The woks are tilted so customers can watch their food rotate and cook behind the counter. The bowls are taken from the kitchen counter by person who finishes the meal with various cold garnishes like pumpkin seeds, cilantro, and crumbled goat cheese. The customer is then handed their bowl.