A system to create a consumable good utilizing interchangeable ingredients is disclosed in which the system includes an ingredient storage location to hold a plurality of ingredients usable in the consumable good, a selector to gather ingredients selected for inclusion in the consumable good, a mixing device to prepare the ingredients, a processing device to convert the ingredients into the consumable good, and a completion location to at least one of store the consumable good and deliver the consumable good to a user. A method and another system are also disclosed.

A system to create a consumable good utilizing interchangeable ingredients is disclosed in which the system includes an ingredient storage location to hold a plurality of ingredients usable in the consumable good, a selector to gather ingredients selected for inclusion in the consumable good, a mixing device to prepare the ingredients, a processing device to convert the ingredients into the consumable good, and a completion location to at least one of store the consumable good and deliver the consumable good to a user. A method and another system are also disclosed.

There is provided a cooking arm and a cooking system that are capable of providing novel cooking experiences, the cooking arm according to an aspect of the present technology including a cooking function arm portion including a first attaching/detaching portion capable of attaching/detaching an attachment having a cooking function; a movement function arm portion including a second attaching/detaching portion attachable/detachable to/from an arm movement unit that moves along a movement mechanism provided in a cooking system; and a hinge portion that rotatably connects each of the cooking function arm portion and the movement function arm portion. The present technology can be applied to a system kitchen having a robotic function.

There is provided a cooking arm and a cooking system that are capable of providing novel cooking experiences, the cooking arm according to an aspect of the present technology including a cooking function arm portion including a first attaching/detaching portion capable of attaching/detaching an attachment having a cooking function; a movement function arm portion including a second attaching/detaching portion attachable/detachable to/from an arm movement unit that moves along a movement mechanism provided in a cooking system; and a hinge portion that rotatably connects each of the cooking function arm portion and the movement function arm portion. The present technology can be applied to a system kitchen having a robotic function.

A configuration that verifies correspondence between a cooking foodstuff and a cooking utensil and determines whether or not there is a hygiene problem in the cooking utensil to execute a warning output, replacement control of the cooking utensil, or the like, is realized. A suitability determination unit that verifies the correspondence between the foodstuff to be cooked and the cooking utensil to be used for cooking and determines whether or not the cooking utensil has a hygienic problem is included. In a case where the suitability determination unit determines that the cooking utensil has a hygiene problem, the suitability determination unit executes a warning output or control of causing stop of using the cooking utensil. The suitability determination unit outputs a warning by display information or voice information to a user who is a cooking performer. Alternatively, control information for causing replacement or cleaning of the cooking utensil to be performed is output to a cooking robot which is a cooking performer.

A configuration that verifies correspondence between a cooking foodstuff and a cooking utensil and determines whether or not there is a hygiene problem in the cooking utensil to execute a warning output, replacement control of the cooking utensil, or the like, is realized. A suitability determination unit that verifies the correspondence between the foodstuff to be cooked and the cooking utensil to be used for cooking and determines whether or not the cooking utensil has a hygienic problem is included. In a case where the suitability determination unit determines that the cooking utensil has a hygiene problem, the suitability determination unit executes a warning output or control of causing stop of using the cooking utensil. The suitability determination unit outputs a warning by display information or voice information to a user who is a cooking performer. Alternatively, control information for causing replacement or cleaning of the cooking utensil to be performed is output to a cooking robot which is a cooking performer.

There is provided a cooking system capable of providing novel cooking experiences, the cooking system including: a top plate unit including a first top plate and a second top plate; a top plate drive unit that lowers the first top plate; a cooking assistance unit provided in a side surface of a cooking space formed by lowering of the first top plate; an arm movement unit that moves a cooking arm including an attaching/detaching portion capable of attaching/detaching an attachment having a cooking function along a movement mechanism; and an arm control unit that drives the cooking arm in accordance with a cooking process. The present technology can be applied to a system kitchen having a robotic function.

There is provided a cooking system capable of providing novel cooking experiences, the cooking system including: a top plate unit including a first top plate and a second top plate; a top plate drive unit that lowers the first top plate; a cooking assistance unit provided in a side surface of a cooking space formed by lowering of the first top plate; an arm movement unit that moves a cooking arm including an attaching/detaching portion capable of attaching/detaching an attachment having a cooking function along a movement mechanism; and an arm control unit that drives the cooking arm in accordance with a cooking process. The present technology can be applied to a system kitchen having a robotic function.

The present disclosure is directed to methods, computer program products, and computer systems of a robotic kitchen hub for minimanipulation library adjustments and calibrations of multi-functional robotic platforms for commercial and residential environments with artificial intelligence and machine learning. The multi-functional robotic platform includes a robotic kitchen for calibration with either a joint state trajectory or in a coordinate system like a cartesian coordinate for mass installation of robotic kitchens. Calibration verifications and minimanipulation library adaptation and adjustment of any serial model or different models provide scalability in the mass manufacturing of a robotic kitchen system. A robotic kitchen with multi-mode provides a robot mode, a collaboration mode and a user mode which a particular food dish can be prepared by the robot, a collaboration on sharing tasks between the robot and a user, or the robot serves as an aid for the user to prepare a food dish.

A robotic heating and mixing system which automatically warms or cooks and mixes ingredients for a meal or entrée in a heating pot which warms or cooks the ingredients in a manner resembling a wok and is automatically gimbaled between a loading position for loading the ingredients, a cooking and mixing orientation, a serving orientation for delivering the warmed or cooked ingredients to a plate or to a bowl or other container, and a cleaning orientation.