Chef Robotics

Chef Robotics

Software Development

San Francisco, CA 15,752 followers

Chef’s mission is to empower humans by accelerating the advent of intelligent machines in the world

About us

At Chef we believe that AI’s biggest impact will be on the physical world, representing 90% of Global GDP. In the food industry, for example, in 2023 there were 1,137,000 jobs unfilled in food preparation and service (Bureau for Labor Statistics). These growing labor shortages are forcing food companies to leave millions of dollars on the table every year in unmet demand. As this pain becomes more acute, food companies are more aggressively seeking out alternatives, including off-shoring more and more parts of the food supply chain to other countries where there is more labor available; this of course comes with its own significant risks for the US. Chef Robotics offers a new way for food companies to overcome their labor shortage and increase production volume using AI-enabled robots that mimic the flexibility of humans. Chef allows companies to maximize revenue by meeting demand, while keeping the American food supply chain onshore. Chef's mission is to accelerate the advent of intelligent machines in the world to empower humans to do what humans do best.

Website
http://chefrobotics.ai
Industry
Software Development
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2019
Specialties
robotics, autonomous robots, automation, manufacturing, machine learning, computer vision, Robotics as a Service, food robotics, food automation, Embodied AI, Physical AI, AI enabled Robotics, food manufacturing automation, and intelligent robots

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    Whether it's adding one robot to an assembly line or six, Chef systems can be utilized in whatever capacity makes sense for a food production facility.

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    Roboticist, Founder, CEO at Chef Robotics (We're hiring!)

    This is an example of what Chef systems looks like in production. Here, six robots are being utilized to assemble two different meals across production lines. People are still involved in the process, but in a different capacity. On production lines with fewer robots, people can work directly alongside the robots while utilizing them to alleviate a portion of the workload related to assembling meals. On fully automated lines, humans are empowered to act as robot operators, overseeing that production runs smoothly and making any adjustments as needed.

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    Tomorrow is the day! Don't miss our founder Rajat Bhageria on A3 - Association for Advancing Automation's #AISmackdown webinar from 9 am - 10 am PST ⚙

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    In this webinar, you'll learn how Chef systems can augment your production workforce, improve deposit consistency, minimize food waste, increase volumes, and deliver cost savings within the first year. This webinar is ideal for food manufacturers, fresh and frozen prepared meal brands, co-packers, food service providers, and airline catering companies.

    Chef Robotics: AI-enabled robotics for the food industry

    Chef Robotics: AI-enabled robotics for the food industry

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    Happening tomorrow morning 🚨 Join us at 10:30 am PST for an opportunity to learn more about how Chef systems work and get all your questions answered!

    View organization page for Chef Robotics, graphic

    15,752 followers

    In this webinar, you'll learn how Chef systems can augment your production workforce, improve deposit consistency, minimize food waste, increase volumes, and deliver cost savings within the first year. This webinar is ideal for food manufacturers, fresh and frozen prepared meal brands, co-packers, food service providers, and airline catering companies.

    Chef Robotics: AI-enabled robotics for the food industry

    Chef Robotics: AI-enabled robotics for the food industry

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    Food is inherently variable. An ingredient will never be prepared exactly the same way twice, as the way food is grown, stored, cut, etc. varies slightly each time. At Chef, we've developed a first-of-its-kind AI food manipulation model, ChefOS, that possesses the intelligence necessary to adapt to the variability of food. ChefOS, paired with our originally-designed utensil attachments, enables us to pick almost any ingredient, of any portion size, and place it in any compartment within any container. Utensils are attached at the end of each robot's arm, and can easily be switched out to accommodate whatever ingredient a robot is plating. Switching out a utensil is as easy as unpinning the current utensil in use and sliding it off the grooves at the ends of a robot's arm, and sliding a new utensil on and pinning it into place. Whether you're assembling meals that consist of grains, proteins, sauces, or toppings, and whether these ingredients are dry, sticky, smooth, or mushy, we've designed utensils that can work with ingredients of all different textures and consistencies. Interested in learning more about how Chef can increase ROI for your food business? Reach out at sales@chefrobotics.ai

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    We're excited for this A3 webinar! Learn more about the impact of AI on manufacturing! Sign up at the link below!

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    AI and robotics will have a massive impact on every physical world industry. And given the food labor shortage of over 1.1M people in the US, there's a compelling reason why the world needs AI and robotics to meet demand of food. Over time, we also hope that we can drive down the cost of fresh food.

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    Cofounder at Bottle.com 🍾 all in one software for food entrepreneurs

    Not enough people are paying attention to the massive effect AI and robotics will have on local food systems. Right now, large players are getting most of the benefit. Take Chef Robotics; they recently came out of stealth, sharing that they've produced 20 million meals for brands like Amy’s Kitchen, Sunbasket, and Chef Bombay. These AI-enabled robotics are deeply impressive. It’s early days, but it seems that Chef Robotics is addressing significant labor shortages and inefficiencies in food production, achieving remarkable improvements in productivity and waste reduction. These are massively expensive systems, but I anticipate the deprecation effect will be significant enough to make robotics a staple in most commercial kitchens. Within 10 years, automation will add a multiplier effect to local food systems, making it easier for people to eat higher quality, prepared foods at much lower costs.

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    At Chef, we're building ChefOS so that with every pick the fleet does, each system becomes better!

    View profile for Rajat Bhageria, graphic

    Roboticist, Founder, CEO at Chef Robotics (We're hiring!)

    Here's a glimpse into the variety of ingredients Chef robots can work with! From grains to proteins to toppings to sauces, Chef can adapt to plate almost any ingredient using a AI model trained to manipulate the ingredient and by swapping out the utensil attachment found on the end of each robot arm. Here's a bit more about how ChefOS's AI-enabled food manipulation enables our systems to recognize and adapt to ingredients of all textures, consistencies, densities, etc: https://lnkd.in/e_ctZM6M

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    Curious what Chef's systems look like in action? Here we're at our customer Intelligent Food's facilities assembling meals consisting of early finger foods for young eaters. Chef's robots work collaboratively, each handling one ingredient and taking up the same footprint as one human. They are designed to work safely alongside humans by ISO/TS 15066: 2016, making them much safer to work alongside than traditional automation equipment in the food industry. Their ability to easily slide on and off a production line allows them to supplement the work of employees without any permanent installation or difficult set up required. Chef's collaborative nature allows you to partially automate a line, enabling humans and robots to work side-by-side for maximum efficiency. Learn more about how our AI-enabled systems work here: https://lnkd.in/giA_QBvg

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