Moley Robot & Kitchen
2021
Role: Industrial Design
2021
Role: Industrial Design
Moley has created the world's first robotic kitchen. Featuring an advanced, fully functional robot integrated into a beautifully designed, professional kitchen, it cooks with the skill and flair of a master chef. Moley has fine-tuned a system for residential use, looking to streamline the way homeowners prepare and cook daily meals. The centerpiece of the Moley kitchen remains the pair of robotic arms that stretch down from overhead, providing a tangible set of hands with which the system works. The arms now hang from a single chassis that slides back and forth via a ceiling-integrated rail system. The dexterous hands can handle Moley's bespoke pots, pans and utensils, operate the touch-based induction cooktop and other smart appliances, pour and mix ingredients, plate meals, and clean up messes. Optical cameras and sensors map out ingredients, cookware and other system components so that the hands can locate exactly what they need. In order to give those robotic hands the culinary experience necessary to masterfully create restaurant-level meals, Moley works directly with chefs to compile recipes. More than merely typing ingredients, measurements and step-by-step instructions into a computer, the chefs actively prepare the recipes for live 3D recording. The system is able to capture the nuances of the chefs' actions, relying on custom algorithms to translate human movement into digital movement.