AUTOMATED COOKING MACHINE USING A CARTESIAN BOT
An automated cooking machine is described wherein various functions, such as dispensing, stirring, chopping, baking and cleaning are conducted by intelligent use of a Cartesian robot system.
1 . An automated cooking machine, comprising:
a Cartesian bot;
one or more dispensing sub-systems connectable to the Cartesian bot adapted to dispense solid, liquid, or powdered ingredients;
a stirrer adapted to stir said dispensed ingredients; and
a heater adapted to cook a food after said ingredients are dispensed.
2 . The automated cooking machine of claim 1 , further comprising: a chopping sub-system adapted to chop one or more ingredients.
3 . The automated cooking machine of claim 1 , further comprising: a spectrometer or a gas sensor.
4 . The automated cooking machine of claim 1 , wherein the one or more dispensing sub-systems dispense measured quantities of greater than one ingredient.
5 . The automated cooking machine of claim 1 , further comprising a temperature sensor.
6 . The automated cooking machine of claim 1 , wherein at least one container whose contents are dispensed is mounted atop the Cartesian bot.
7 . The automated cooking machine of claim 1 , wherein at least part of a motion of the stirrer is mechanically coupled to a motion of the Cartesian bot.
8 . An ingredient dispenser, comprising:
a plurality of ingredients,
wherein at least one of said plurality of ingredients is dispensed by a motion of a shared robot arm; and
wherein said ingredient dispenser is mounted on a Cartesian bot system and disposed within an automated cooking machine.
9 . The ingredient dispenser of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of ingredients comprise at least one of:
a solid,
a liquid, or
powdered ingredients.
10 . The ingredient dispenser of claim 8 , wherein at least one of said plurality of ingredients is dispensed using at least one slide gate valve.
11 . The ingredient dispenser of claim 8 , wherein at least one of said plurality of ingredients is dispensed with a system which includes at least two slide gate valves.
12 . The ingredient dispenser of claim 8 , further comprising at least one solenoid valve.
13 . The ingredient dispenser of claim 8 , further comprising a weight measurement sensor.
14 . The ingredient dispenser of claim 8 , further comprising at least one ingredient container with a built-in motor.
15 . The ingredient dispenser of claim 8 , further comprising a screw-Auger mechanism.
16 . An automated cooking machine comprising:
a Cartesian bot system; and
at least one continuous flow food processor adaptable to couple to the Cartesian bot system,
wherein said at least one continuous flow food processor chops up a food and delivers said food into a cooking vessel.
17 . The automated cooking machine of claim 16 ,
wherein said Cartesian bot system dispenses an ingredient into one of said at least one continuous flow food processor.
18 . The automated cooking machine of claim 16 ,
wherein said Cartesian bot system pushes at least a portion of said food to be chopped down an inlet of the continuous flow food processor.
19 . The automated cooking machine of claim 16 , comprising a plurality of continuous flow processors, each with a cutting blade.
20 . The automated cooking machine of claim 16 , comprising a plurality of continuous flow food processors, wherein a motor is shared by at least two continuous flow food processors.