Patent ID: 7174830
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: A23L,B25J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for preparing food comprising: at least one robot with at least one means to move food containers between multiple positions and at least one means to stir food within a cooking pan, a food storage and selection area, a cooking area within a range of motion of said robot, at least one food container containing a food to be cooked, and a loading conveyor to move said food container to a cooking area; wherein controlling software of said robot is programmed by a user with cooking instructions for said food, said robot uses said means to move food containers to move said food from said loading conveyor into a cooking pan that is held by said robot, said robot further comprising a means to hold said cooking pan in a position over a cooking element in said cooking area and to hold said food while said food is cooked until a sensor detects a correct finished temperature, and said robot uses said means to move food containers to unload said food into a serving dish, said serving dish being moved by a conveyor to a serving area where said serving dish is picked up by a user; and wherein said robot and said cooking area are mounted on a means for transportation so that said apparatus is portable.