by pmahoney on 11/29/21, 11:34 PM
> Coupled with an increase in food delivery efficiency, kitchenless flats could become the norm in densely populated areas.
Sounds dystopian. Hustle and bustle of life aside, physically cooking things can be enjoyable. On the other hand, when I cook "from scratch", I'm buying conveniently packaged ingredients (I don't grow or grind my own flour for example), so maybe I'm happy with my current level of effort from simple familiarity.
by atsmyles on 11/30/21, 12:19 AM
I was imagining having a fully automated kitchen in my apartment, but just like autonomous cars, ownership doesn't make sense. Add to customizations of also choosing the ingredients (local vs global, organic, etc), why bother to go shopping and learning to cook. Like driving, there would still be people that have kitchens at home for which cooking is a hobby. It just wouldn't be necessary for the majority of the population who just want "home cooked meals" without the work or waste of doing it from home.
by kwertyoowiyop on 11/28/21, 5:16 PM
Would a Level 5 automated bar be easier?
What level do we have with coffee? Those machines must be level 4 now.
by liuliu on 11/30/21, 12:36 AM
I am not sure how to make out of this article. Level 4 sounds like most food factories, from producing breads, cookies, ice creams, instant noodles, to frozen pizza. Where does the 2020s timeline come from?
by karaterobot on 11/30/21, 12:19 AM
The problem is that sometimes I would love a level five automated kitchen that does everything for me. Other times, I want a level zero automated kitchen, where I can enjoy the process of cooking. My guess is, I'd get one or the other, but never both. If I had to choose only one, I'd go with the kitchen I have, which doesn't take any control away from me, and probably doesn't have any hidden gotchas like subscription fees and constant surveillance of my life in order to ensure my refrigerator knows when to order more milk.
by ksec on 11/30/21, 1:01 AM
>> Coupled with an increase in food delivery efficiency, kitchenless flats could become the norm in densely populated areas.
I remember Silicon Valley managed to sell the vision of "Cloud Kitchen" to VC.
As someone who has some experience with Restaurants I am extremely skeptical of LV 5 Robotic Kitchen. For the same reason why Foxconn Robot still cant replace human workers. I do imagine it may work in a larger scale Tesla like manufacturing operation.
by slownews45 on 11/29/21, 11:28 PM
by visarga on 11/29/21, 11:29 PM
Yeah but you still have to chew the food yourself ... not 100% automated.