Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “1. Field of the Invention “This invention relates to kitchen appliances and more particularly to robotic k itchen appliances capable of performing a wide range of food preparation steps i n a restaurant environment. “2. Description of the Related Art “Providing a robust and effective apparatus or combination of apparatuses to pre pare food for consumers is challenging because of the wide variety of types of f ood, cooking techniques, kitchen appliances, kitchen tools, and utensils. Additi onally, food preparation is often labor intensive and subject to human error. Wo rkers employed by these businesses require careful and sometimes excessive train ing to accurately and safely prepare the food, thus increasing costs. It follows that businesses that prepare and sell food typically have high labor costs and experience large amounts of monetary and food loss as well as customer dissatisf action due to human error.
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