Robots serve meals 24/7 at a hospital in Germany

Standing in the canteen of the University Hospital of Tuebingen in southern Germany, Kevin Deutmarg of GoodBytz, the product research unit, is enthusiastically guiding visitors through the near-perfect service provided by robots.

Behind the robot is a ration fridge, where ingredients are pre-portioned. Then, a pot on an induction hob cooks one of the dishes ordered by cafeteria customers from a touchscreen. The menu includes German classics such as meatballs, lentils, cheese and chicken salad, as well as Asian dishes such as: Ramen noodles, pho, stir-fried udon noodles, fried rice with sweet and sour sauce and many Italian-style pasta dishes. Hospital diners are delighted to eat the dishes cooked by the robots here:

- "The vegetables were crisp and the pasta was exceptional. Really good. A little too much chickpeas today."

- "I think the food here is delicious. This is my first time here. The last few times have been normal cuisine . I think robots will be the trend of the future. Because of the lack of staff everywhere, you will probably see this more and more often."

The robotic arm takes pre-prepared and portioned ingredients, puts them into pots and cooks or fries them on an induction cooker. (Photo: Hanoionline)

Daniela Harsch, commercial director of the University Hospital of Tuebingen, has heaped praise on Goodbytz's robot chef, saying that the robot is "not a replacement for staff" but "simply a perfectly reasonable addition to the hospital's food service in conditions where skilled workers are increasingly difficult to find, especially given the irregular working hours that are common in hospitals.

"Our canteens serve peak hours, the busiest hours like lunchtime. However, as a hospital, we work at night, on weekends and at irregular times. And above all, we want to give our employees the opportunity to get healthy food quickly outside of canteen hours," says Daniela Harsch, Commercial Director of the University Hospital of Tuebingen.

The robot kitchen, however, doesn’t function entirely without humans: every day, a staff member fills the refrigerator built into the kitchen module with pre-cut ingredients. The robot arm takes them out and fries, stirs, and seasones the desired dish on one of eight induction plates. The kitchen robot has been in use at the University Hospital of Tuebingen since the end of May this year, selling food for between 6 and 9 euros per dish.

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