{"id":13653,"date":"2022-06-29T14:43:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T05:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=13653"},"modified":"2022-08-31T20:45:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T11:45:24","slug":"20220629-13653","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/nongaming-news\/20220629-13653\/","title":{"rendered":"A pasta restaurant with a robot chef opens in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Original Japanese text written by. Ryuki Ishii<br>Translated by. Nick Mosier<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>Restaurant chain Pronto are set to open their first \u30a8\u30d3\u30ce\u30b9\u30d1\u30b2\u30c3\u30c6\u30a3(E Vino Spaghetti) restaurant in Tokyo\u2019s Marunouchi Building on June 30. The restaurant will mainly serve pasta and alcohol, but what really sets it apart is that the pasta will be prepared by an automated robot, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.jp\/post-255921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Insider<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watch.impress.co.jp\/docs\/news\/1420370.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impress Watch<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The menu is made up of 8 different types of pasta from spaghetti aglio to carbonara, and everything from boiling the noodles (thawing frozen pasta), cooking, and cleaning the frying pan will be handled by a robot called P-Robo. With AI image recognition, the robot can also check for mistakes such as a dish containing the wrong ingredients or sauces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With its specifically developed frying pan and high-powered induction heating, the company says a dish can be cooked in around 45 to 75 seconds. Taking the food from the pan and arranging it on the plate is the only part of the process handled by humans. The price of each dish is set at around a reasonable 1,000 yen (roughly $7.35).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u6700\u901f45\u79d2\u3067\u30ed\u30dc\u30c3\u30c8\u304c\u30b9\u30d1\u30b2\u30c6\u30a3\u3092\u3064\u304f\u308b\u5e97\u304c\u30aa\u30fc\u30d7\u30f3 #shorts\" width=\"1160\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7ebAik4yjt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>* Business Insider Japan \u2013 E Vino Spaghetti restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>P-Robo was developed by the cooking robot tech startup <a href=\"https:\/\/techmagic.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TechMagic<\/a>. According to Impress Watch, ROS (Robot Operating System) was used for development as they made use of an already existing library combined with independently developed features. After four years of research, they say they are approaching taste that\u2019s on par with an actual chef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business Insider, who attended a sampling event for the pasta, said it was on a level that they wouldn\u2019t doubt it if they were told it was made by a human. They were also surprised that it was prepared in roughly one minute. However, due to mechanical trouble, the robot temporarily stopped running during the event causing a delay. To prepare for this kind of trouble, the company says maintenance staff will be permanently stationed once the restaurant opens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pronto says they look to expand use of the robot to around 50 restaurants in the next 5 years. They also want to supply P-Robo robots to other companies. TechMagic CEO Yuji Shiraki told Impress Watch, \u201cIn the realm of self-driving cars, countries like the United States and China lead the industry, but in the world of cooking robots, Japan can compete by combining its manufacturing and food culture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pronto <a href=\"https:\/\/techmagic.co.jp\/p-robo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">says<\/a> of P-Robo, \u201cwith overwork and shortage of workers in the food industry, along with the issue of training personnel, we think P-Robo can be part of the solution to these problems.\u201d In Japan, there\u2019s concern of a worker shortage due to the shrinking population. Automated cooking robots like P-Robo will likely continue to gain attention as a way to reduce the manpower required to operate restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides P-Robo, TechMagic is also developing a tableware sorting robot called <a href=\"https:\/\/techmagic.co.jp\/w-robo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W-Robo<\/a> and a drink serving robot called <a href=\"https:\/\/techmagic.co.jp\/products\/d-robo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D-Robo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restaurant chain Pronto are set to open their first \u30a8\u30d3\u30ce\u30b9\u30d1\u30b2\u30c3\u30c6\u30a3(E Vino Spaghetti) restaurant in Tokyo\u2019s Marunouchi Building on June 30. 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