Robby and Al Dente are robotic cooking machines designed to make any dish a chef would prepare in a wok or pan, including fried rice, pasta and risotto. While the machines are designed to prepare food ...

Automation has made its way into restaurant kitchens. Planet Money looks at what the effects of automation have been historically — and watches a robot wok in action to see how it may change things.

The fusion of artificial intelligence and gastronomy is not just a science fiction fantasy; it’s rapidly becoming an exciting reality. In recent years, the culinary world has seen an influx of ...