A robotics startup focused in the food sector, Mechanical Chef, hopes to launch a product in 2019 to ease in the Indian cooking process.

Co-founded by Cohan Sujay Carlos and Arpit Sharma, the startup comes soon after the new Boston-based Spyce, a robotics kitchen-equipped restaurant launched.

After a person fills in basic item for cooking such as vegetables being used or rice, no more human involvement is needed in the cooking process by the robotic kitchen developed by Mechanical Chef.

With various Indian meals on the menu programmed in, the product contains boxes which handle the pouring of powdered ingredients. The product is currently in a trial stage.

“We are trying to save two hours (of a person) in a day,” Carlos said, as reported by Economic Times. “Our biggest customers are going to be bachelors, or young couple who are both working. Once the loading is done, the robot and the software takes care of the cooking.”

Bengaluru, which is the home-base of the company, is also home to the robotic Indian food cooking pot named Julia.

According to Sharma, a beneficial feature to the robotic kitchen by Mechanical Chef is the ease in cleaning as the item comes apart easily.

“Unlike the recipes in the west, Indian food is unique because it is a multi component cuisine with at least three dishes for every meal – dal, rice, and subzi,” Carlos said.

Funds for product development of the robotic kitchen came from the Department of Science and Technology.

A robotics startup focused in the food sector, Mechanical Chef hopes to launch a product in 2019 to ease in the Indian cooking process.

Co-founded by Cohan Sujay Carlos and Arpit Sharma, the startup comes soon after the new Boston-based Spyce, a robotics kitchen-equipped restaurant launched.

After a person fills in basic item for cooking such as vegetables being used or rice, no more human involvement is needed in the cooking process by the robotic kitchen developed by Mechanical Chef.

With various Indian meals on the menu programmed in, the product contains boxes which handle the pouring of powdered ingredients. The product is currently in a trial stage.

“We are trying to save two hours (of a person) in a day,” Carlos said, as reported by Economic Times. “Our biggest customers are going to be bachelors, or young couple who are both working. Once the loading is done, the robot and the software takes care of the cooking.”

Bengaluru, which is the home-base of the company, is also home to the robotic Indian food cooking pot named Julia.

According to Sharma, a beneficial feature to the robotic kitchen by Mechanical Chef is the ease in cleaning as the item comes apart easily.

“Unlike the recipes in the west, Indian food is unique because it is a multi component cuisine with at least three dishes for every meal – dal, rice, and subzi,” Carlos said.

Funds for product development of the robotic kitchen came from the Department of Science and Technology.

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