Salad and bowl making robot

A robot that makes salads and bowls to order, taking orders online or from restaurant point-of-sale systems. Its ingredient-agnostic dispensing portions quickly and precisely, whatever the size, shape or texture of the ingredient.

Started at: Concept
Reached: Field testing in operation

Reached: Field testing

Mechanical
Electrical
Software

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Dispensers of a salad and bowl making robot dropping ingredients into bowls. — FIG. 3.1 · Photo Dispensers dropping ingredients into bowls as they move along the line.

In operation

FIG. 3.2 · Video The robot at work: an order, the dispensers, the bowl and the pick-up window. No sound. 13 seconds.

Operator touch screen of the robot, listing the orders ready to complete and in progress. — FIG. 3.3 · Screen The web-based operator interface, showing the orders ready to complete and in progress.

Key figures

Firmware: Python and C
Middleware: ROS 2
Software stack: Containerized, with cloud connection and APIs
Orders: Online or from restaurant point-of-sale systems

Scope

What we did.

From concept to field testing in operation. The subsystems we developed:

Dispensing module (core technology)
Bowl denester
Magnetic conveying system
Bowl elevator
Web-based operator user interface
Machine-learning-ready data collection
Cloud connection and APIs
ROS 2 middleware
Firmware in Python and C
Remote diagnostics and updates
Power panel electronics
Refrigeration
Design for food safety and easy cleaning
Containerized software stack
Modular hardware for rapid development

SOFTWARE

Web based operator user interface
Machine learning ready data collection
Cloud connection and APIs
ROS 2 middleware
Firmware in Python and C
Remote diagnostics and updates
Containerized software stack

ELECTRICAL

Power panel electronics

MECHANICAL

Dispensing module (core technology)
Bowl denester
Magnetic conveying system
Bowl elevator
Refrigeration
Designed for food safety and easy cleaning
Modular hardware

FIG. 3.4 · Diagram Salad and bowl making robot: the subsystems named in the project scope, grouped by discipline. Connections not shown.

Figures

Ingredient bins and the bowl position of the robot, seen from above. — FIG. 3.5 · Photo Ingredient bins and the bowl position, seen from above.

Close view of the robot's ingredient bins, filled with vegetables. — FIG. 3.6 · Photo Close view of the ingredient bins, filled with vegetables.

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