Rise of the Robochef (and His Cocktail-Slinging Cousin)

Hospitality is getting a hardwired upgrade—from stir-fry to stirred martinis, the future of flavor is programmable, theatrical, and ready to roll into your next activation.

At Restaurant Asia 2025 in Singapore, the culinary crowd wasn’t buzzing around a celebrity chef. It was clustered around a dual-arm robot calmly stir-frying noodles, garnishing with tweezers, and plating dishes with chef-grade precision—on repeat, without a word. Captured in this demo video, the machine wowed the floor not just because it cooked—but bec…