Using P-Robo Cooking Robot, Spaghetti In Tokyo Restaurant Is Cooked Automatically

Ilustrasi spagehtti. (Unsplash/Carolina Cossio)

JAKARTA - Japanese cafe network operator Pronto Corp. late last month opened a spaghetti restaurant featuring fully automated cooking in Tokyo, allowing a minimum workforce to serve dishes.

The P-Robo cooking robot, co-developed with Tokyo-based tech company TechMagic KK, prepares a spaghetti dish in essentially 45 seconds, automating the cooking process from boiling pasta to mixing it with sauces and other ingredients, the company said.

All human staff have to do is put the cooked spaghetti on a plate, add some toppings, and serve it, Pronto said, adding that the restaurant in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district will be the first outlet of his new chain called "e vino spaghetti."

The robot also cleans its cooking utensils automatically, as the world's first automated system that prepares pasta on the spot to order, he explained, as reported by Kyodo News June 30.

"We have developed robots to serve spaghetti faster and tastier and also to help address labor shortages in the food service industry," said Shunsei Ishihama, who is in charge of the new chain.

"This robot has the advantage of serving spaghetti at a rate of every 45 seconds or so, allowing anyone to emulate expert cooking skills as it was developed to change the cooking temperature, heating time and mixing speed based on the menu."

Ishihama added that the development of robots took four years and the coronavirus pandemic has changed the situation, but that robots also help prevent concentration of workers in the kitchen.