查看更多>>摘要：A patent by the inventors Hebert, Mitchell (Littleton, CO, US), Johnson, David M. S. (Cambridge, MA, US), Lawson, Connor (Cambridge, MA, US), Lines, Steven (Brookline, MA, US), Wagner, Syler (Somerville, MA, US), filed on September 13, 2019, was published online on January 16, 2024, according to news reporting originating from Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx correspondents. Patent number 11872702 is assigned to Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States). The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Traditionally, the food industry employs human labor to manipulate ingredients with the purpose of either assembling a meal such as a salad or a bowl, or packing a box of ingredients such as those used in grocery shopping, or preparing the raw ingredients. Robots have not yet been able to assemble complete meals from prepared ingredients in a food-service setting such as a restaurant, largely because the ingredients are arranged unpredictably and change shape in difficult-to-predict ways rendering traditional methods to move material ineffective without extensive modifications to existing kitchens. Additionally, traditional material handling methods are ill-suited to moving cooked foods without altering their texture and taste-profile. These difficulties arise because the friction, stiction, and viscosity of commonly consumed foods cause auger, conveyor, and suction mechanisms to become clogged and soiled, while these mechanisms simultaneously impart forces on the foodstuffs which alter their texture, consistency, and taste-profile in unappetizing ways.”
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