Japanese AI-Trained Robots Used to Replicate Skilled Confectioners’ Abilities Amid Labor Shortage
The Yomiuri ShimbunJuchheim Co.’s AI-equipped cooking robot Theo, which was trained on and is able to recreate the baking technique of skilled workers, is seen in Chuo Ward, Kobe.
16:47 JST, July 19, 2026
Artificial intelligence-based robots and systems are advancing to the point of being able to learn and replicate the skills of culinary professionals, even though it has been considered difficult to teach them as they rely heavily on experience and intuition. The advent of deep learning has mad...
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