From Washington, D.C., NewsRx journalists report that a patent application by the inventors BROWN, Samuel (London, GB); MULLER, Joe (London, GB); MULLER, Mike (London, GB); NICOLAI, Orfeo (London, GB); WATT, Simon (London, GB); WRAGG, Barney (London, GB), filed on December 1, 2021, was made available online on February 8, 2024. No assignee for this patent application has been made. News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:"This invention relates to a robotic meal preparation system. The system can be used to automate meal preparation, for example in dark kitchens, restaurants, canteens and retail stores.