Automation has made its way into restaurant kitchens. Planet Money looks at what the effects of automation have been historically — and watches a robot wok in action to see how it may change things.

Robby the chef has lots of endearing qualities. He can make over 5000 dishes, he’s a consistent cook, and he’s never late for work. But he’s not a human. It is a 750 lb. stainless steel robot. With a ...

What if you could get a freshly cooked meal without a human chef? On Monday, WellSpan York Hospital launched Fresh Take ...

Shoppers at a REWE supermarket in Düsseldorf, Germany, are now witnessing what could be the future of food retail. A fully autonomous kitchen that prepares fresh meals without a single human cook.

WellSpan York Hospital unveils an autonomous robotic kitchen, one of the first in a healthcare facility, offering fresh, made ...

Fresh Take Eatery, a new robotic kitchen at WellSpan York Hospital, is preparing hot meals in minutes for patients, staff and visitors.

Seeing working mothers juggling between children and the kitchen and young professionals surviving on a junk diet prompted entrepreneur Raghav Gupta to build robot chefs to put home cooking on ...

Aniai, a startup that has built a burger-grilling robot, Alpha Grill, said today it has raised $12 million, bringing its total raise to $15 million. The money will go toward launching its first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chef Nguyen Bui loads ingredients into Robby, a robot wok used to cook a variety of foods at high or low temperatures. (Chiara ...