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Re: Meet Japan's Robot Ramen Chefs - Noodles - Gizmodo
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 11:53:50 -0400
but fun. djf Begin forwarded message: From: Michael Collins <mcollins () aleae com> Date: August 5, 2009 11:11:48 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: "ip" <ip () v2 listbox com> Subject: Re: [IP] Meet Japan's Robot Ramen Chefs - Noodles - GizmodoInteresting but sort of theatrical, no? Sort of like the generic robots from 1930's home automation cartoons where everything was conducted by a congery of gloved arms.
In a similar vein, when Dunkin' Donuts decided they were going to start serving espresso, they hunted for an automated espresso machine specifically to avoid dealing with the precision problems that semi- autos involve (I believe the perfect time for an espresso shot is around 28 seconds a cup, and i've seen baristas with timers - the ones at Tazza D'Oro in Pittsburgh used to have a little watch up on the machine to check). They picked this one, the Schaerer Ambiente:
http://www.schaerer.com/content-n51-sE.htmlApparently this whole espresso automation problem is of some interest in the coffee community: http://www.allbusiness.com/manufacturing/food-manufacturing-food-coffee-tea/405857-1.html
On Aug 5, 2009, at 10:48 AM, David Farber wrote:
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