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A friend is getting such a system to production for Indian recipes with Mechnical Chef [1] The demo looks incredibly cool [2] [1] http://www.mechanicalchef.com

A friend is getting such a system to production for Indian recipes with Mechnical Chef [1] The demo looks incredibly cool [2] [1] http://www.mechanicalchef.com/ http://www.mechanicalchef.com/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBB0ZaN1paE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBB0ZaN1paE

scarejunba 8y ago
I'm not able to seek on the video he has embedded (using Chrome on Android here). I'd probably have looked for more than 10 s if I could have.
- a_rahmanshah 8y ago
  Here you go - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPooW6tqQts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPooW6tqQts
  - scarejunba 8y ago
    Thank you.
aws_ls 8y ago
Your friend is a genius! Any idea, how much is it going to cost? And will they plan to sell it in India?
- mosselman 8y ago
  Building a clunky device that imitates human actions is hardly 'genius'. Resourceful maybe. An electrical coffee grinder isn't a normal coffee grinder with some rotating lever attached to it. An electrical coffee grinder has small motors attached to the grinder mechanism in order to make it move. This contraption is fun to build I am sure, but not 'genius'. Much closer to genius is the thermomix: https://thermomix.com/ https://thermomix.com/
  - fipple 8y ago
    I've been served Thermomix food and it was extremely unimpressive. I don't know how easy it was to make though, since I didn't participate in the cooking. I can just say that if it's any harder than microwaving it's probably not worth it.
    - vr46 8y ago
      Our Thermomix is in use everyday, and we love it, but it's not a device for the clueless or careless. Thermomix food is like any other food, the quality is entirely down to the recipe and person cooking it.
  - exodust 8y ago
    Here in Australia, Thermomix was recently ordered to pay $4.6 million in penalties for knowingly keeping safety issues relating to one of their appliances secret. A malfunctioning lid caused hot liquid to escape from the bowl, giving several consumers severe burns. The Court found that Thermomix knew of this risk but still continued to promote and supply the faulty product. Beware of genius inventions, you may get burned.
    - RankingMember 8y ago
      Sounds like the Cornballer http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/The_Cornballer http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/The_Cornballer
- easytiger 8y ago
  Whilst an impressively ambitious amateur electronics project, this is clearly not productisable and won't work for a whole ton of reasons. A reduced scope project or device however might be.
- navinsylvester 8y ago
  It costs around 25k INR which would be around 370 dollars. Here is the source - https://www.thebetterindia.com/147371/bengaluru-mechanical-chef-robot-news/ https://www.thebetterindia.com/147371/bengaluru-mechanical-c....
DoubleGlazing 8y ago
That's impressive, really impressive. My system looks like it was put together by a drunk person. That is somewhat true.
- golergka 8y ago
  > My system looks like it was put together by a drunk person. That is somewhat true. This made want to see it even more.
- coreypreston 8y ago
  That's how you know its built with quabity!
vijucat 8y ago
A bit off-topic: Not only is this incredibly impressive, it's a great white noise video, IMHO. Can listen to the robot cook do it's thing for a loong time. The Capsicum Sabzi video has a good amount of unintended ASMR, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0kf17jxeSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0kf17jxeSY
err4nt 8y ago
I have a lot of questions about how it might work, but above all else I'm absolutely in awe of what MechanicalChef can already do! Truly amazing automation, and I can see how this could directly benefit…nearly everyone. I wish your friend success with this (and many delicious meals too)

scarejunba 8y ago

I'm not able to seek on the video he has embedded (using Chrome on Android here). I'd probably have looked for more than 10 s if I could have.

a_rahmanshah 8y ago
Here you go - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPooW6tqQts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPooW6tqQts
- scarejunba 8y ago
  Thank you.

aws_ls 8y ago

Your friend is a genius! Any idea, how much is it going to cost? And will they plan to sell it in India?

mosselman 8y ago
Building a clunky device that imitates human actions is hardly 'genius'. Resourceful maybe. An electrical coffee grinder isn't a normal coffee grinder with some rotating lever attached to it. An electrical coffee grinder has small motors attached to the grinder mechanism in order to make it move. This contraption is fun to build I am sure, but not 'genius'. Much closer to genius is the thermomix: https://thermomix.com/ https://thermomix.com/
- fipple 8y ago
  I've been served Thermomix food and it was extremely unimpressive. I don't know how easy it was to make though, since I didn't participate in the cooking. I can just say that if it's any harder than microwaving it's probably not worth it.
  - vr46 8y ago
    Our Thermomix is in use everyday, and we love it, but it's not a device for the clueless or careless. Thermomix food is like any other food, the quality is entirely down to the recipe and person cooking it.
- exodust 8y ago
  Here in Australia, Thermomix was recently ordered to pay $4.6 million in penalties for knowingly keeping safety issues relating to one of their appliances secret. A malfunctioning lid caused hot liquid to escape from the bowl, giving several consumers severe burns. The Court found that Thermomix knew of this risk but still continued to promote and supply the faulty product. Beware of genius inventions, you may get burned.
  - RankingMember 8y ago
    Sounds like the Cornballer http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/The_Cornballer http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/The_Cornballer
easytiger 8y ago
Whilst an impressively ambitious amateur electronics project, this is clearly not productisable and won't work for a whole ton of reasons. A reduced scope project or device however might be.
navinsylvester 8y ago
It costs around 25k INR which would be around 370 dollars. Here is the source - https://www.thebetterindia.com/147371/bengaluru-mechanical-chef-robot-news/ https://www.thebetterindia.com/147371/bengaluru-mechanical-c....

DoubleGlazing 8y ago

That's impressive, really impressive. My system looks like it was put together by a drunk person. That is somewhat true.

golergka 8y ago
> My system looks like it was put together by a drunk person. That is somewhat true. This made want to see it even more.
coreypreston 8y ago
That's how you know its built with quabity!

vijucat 8y ago

A bit off-topic: Not only is this incredibly impressive, it's a great white noise video, IMHO. Can listen to the robot cook do it's thing for a loong time. The Capsicum Sabzi video has a good amount of unintended ASMR, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0kf17jxeSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0kf17jxeSY

err4nt 8y ago

I have a lot of questions about how it might work, but above all else I'm absolutely in awe of what MechanicalChef can already do! Truly amazing automation, and I can see how this could directly benefit…nearly everyone. I wish your friend success with this (and many delicious meals too)