{
  "id": 4015844,
  "title": "Chinese Companies Are Unleashing AI-Powered Robo-Chefs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/chinese-companies-are-unleashing-ai-powered-robo-chefs",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:12:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Futurism",
    "slug": "futurism",
    "url": "https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/chinese-companies-ai-robot-cooking-beijing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the prestigious World Robotics Conference in Beijing, Chinese engineers showcased their aspirations for fully automated cooking. Oak Deer Robotics, one company leading the charge, unveiled an array of kitchen aids, including a \"multimodal cooking AI model\" named CookingMuse, a cooking robot apparatus, and a fully automated food cart with a humanoid chef called RobotCook. These robotic creations aim to prepare Chinese stir-fry dishes utilizing a robotic wok that can reach temperatures of 300 degrees Celsius, an ingredient dispensing system, and an AI algorithm specifically designed for stir-frying.\n\nOak Deer Robotics operates over 300 cities and 4,000 stores throughout China, according to China Entrepreneur Magazine. Meanwhile, Hikrobots, another robotics firm, had a presence at the conference with humanoid robots demonstrating basic fast-food service. Footage from DWS News depicted these aparently clumsy robots preparing a simple meal, placing food into a bucket, and transferring it to a serving tray. While not particularly efficient, these robots provide a glimpse into the future of humanoid robotics.\n\nIn a bold move, a robot-powered noodle shop called \"Yujian Weilai\" began trial operations in southwestern Beijing. This restaurant boasts three noodle dishes and relies on robots to prepare and serve the food, minimizing human intervention. The restaurant's general manager, Li Pengzhen, explained that the goal is to standardize every bowl through standardized machine parameters. Despite the lack of completely automated robots capable of preparing varied meals, the rapid advancements in Chinese robo-chefing are clearly heating up the tech scene in Beijing.",
  "summary": "\"What we are trying to do is turn the machine's parameters into numbers, and use that to standardize every single bowl.\" The post Chinese Companies Are Unleashing AI-Powered Robo-Chefs appeared first on Futurism .",
  "key_points": [
    "Oak Deer Robotics unveiled multimodal cooking AI model 'CookingMuse'",
    "Chinese robo-chefing aims to prepare stir-fry dishes in automated wok",
    "Yujian Weilai robot noodle shop trials in Beijing"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}