Standing in the canteen of the University Hospital of Tuebingen in southern Germany, Kevin Deutmarg, of GoodBytz, a product research unit, is enthusiastically instructing visitors on the near-perfect service provided by robots.
Behind the robot is a ration fridge, where ingredients are pre-portioned. Then, a pot on an induction hob cooks one of the dishes ordered by cafeteria guests from a touchscreen. The menu includes German classics such as meatballs, lentils, cheese and chicken salad, as well as Asian dishes such as ramen, pho, stir-fried udon noodles, stir-fried rice with sweet and sour sauce and a variety of Italian-style pasta dishes. Hospital diners are delighted to eat the dishes cooked by the robots here:
- "The vegetables were crisp and the pasta was exceptional. Really good. A little too much chickpeas today."
- "I think the food here is delicious. This is my first time here. The last few times have been regular food. I think robots will be the trend of the future. Because of the lack of staff everywhere, you will probably see this more and more often."
Daniela Harsch, commercial director of the University Hospital of Tuebingen, was full of praise for Goodbytz's robot chef, saying that the robot was "not a replacement for human staff" but "simply a perfectly logical addition to the hospital catering service in conditions where skilled workers are increasingly difficult to find, especially given the irregular working hours that are common in hospitals.
"Our canteens serve peak hours, the busiest hours like lunchtime. However, as a hospital, we work at night, on weekends and at irregular times. And above all, we want to give our employees the opportunity to get healthy food quickly outside of canteen hours," says Daniela Harsch, commercial director of the University Hospital Tuebingen.
The robot kitchen, however, does not function entirely without humans: every day, a staff member fills the refrigerator integrated into the kitchen module with pre-cut ingredients. The robot arm takes them out and fries, stirs and seasones the desired dish on one of eight induction plates. The kitchen robot has been in use at the University Hospital of Tuebingen since the end of May this year, selling food for between 6 and 9 euros per dish.
Source: https://vov.vn/cong-nghe/tin-cong-nghe/robot-phuc-vu-bua-an-247-tai-benh-vien-o-duc-post1129404.vov
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