Beijing introduces the world to ‘robo-noodles’ to limit COVID spread during the Olympics

Gordon Ramsay may not be invited to the Olympics this year.

Beijing is focusing on robotic cooks and servers to prepare and serve food to the attendees in the city’s Winter Olympics Main Media Center to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and help maximize efficacy, according to a recent Food & Wine report.

“The intelligent meal preparation and meal service system here can not only improve the efficiency of meal supply, but also save manpower to the maximum extent and avoid excessive human interaction in the context of epidemic prevention and control,” the state-run Xinhua News Agency said.

“The media restaurant will operate 24 hours a day during the competition, providing various dining options such as Chinese food, Western food, and fast food.”

The dining tables are armed with plexiglass barriers to keep diners safe, but as they take a seat, instead of a waiter to greet them, they order their meals on their phones.

Behind the scenes, a robotic cook prepares and cooks hamburgers, a second robot boils rice and noodles, while another doubles as your friendly bartender, whipping up a cocktail in 90 seconds, with the China Global Television Network providing this video for a glimpse of what it’s like inside the facility. – READ MORE