Robots cook for Beijing Jiaotong University   

北交大食堂机器人大厨掌勺 可制作99道菜品

食堂里竟然是机器人在炒菜，高端大气上档次啊！”近日有网友晒出北京交通大学学生食堂“请”到机器人炒菜，长得很像滚筒洗衣机的机器人炒菜机立刻引发热议，不少网友表示希望前往试吃。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Two robots have begun helping out at the canteen at Beijing Jiaotong University, according to the Beijing Morning Post.

The robots, looking like roller washing machines, stand about one meter high and can finish preparing one course in three minutes.

"The robots can cook 99 kinds of dishes. We use them to cook about 80 times a day," said a human cook at the canteen. But he isn't worried about competition with the robots, which "need me to season the dishes."

"Compared with ordinary kitchen ranges, the robots save 50 percent on water and fuel. What's more, they can reduce emissions by 86 percent," said the staffer.

A post by the robot on Weibo, China's Twitter-like social media site, has received a number of re-posts and comments. Many netizens say they want to try the robot-made dishes.