At a bright and cheery cafe tucked away in the basement food court of HDB Hub, a group of curious aunties watches intently as fried rice is prepared in an open kitchen. Eggs are cracked into the frying pan, followed by the stirring in of rice and scallions.
What makes this so fascinating? Well, the entire process we’ve just described is fully automated — operated by six robots that can prepare a bowl of fried rice in exactly one minute and 55 seconds.
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1/121/12The space -
2/122/12Necessity breeds innovation -
3/123/12Auto pilot mode -
4/124/12Why fried rice? -
5/125/12Human touch is still important -
6/126/12The lowdown -
7/127/12The menu -
8/128/12Black Pepper Beef Cube Fried Rice, $8.90 (8 DAYS Pick!) -
9/129/12Mentaiko Salmon Fried Rice, $10.90 -
10/1210/12Fried Porridge, $4.50 -
11/1211/12Bottom line -
12/1212/12The details