China automated noodle shop prepares food in 48 seconds for US$1.4, no tipping required
Tiny restaurant that uses robotics to mix ingredients for 10 different dishes to literally serve fast food
A fully automated noodle shop in southeastern China serves a bowl of noodles in just 48 seconds, starting at 9.9 yuan (US$1.4) per bowl with no tip required.
Customers are queuing up at the Future Noodle Restaurant in the city of Shenzhen to experience the automated form of noodle-making.
The small, eight-square-metre restaurant offers more than 10 noodle varieties.
As well as beef soup noodles and stir-fried noodles, side dishes like marinated eggs and grilled sausages are on the menu, with prices ranging from 6 to 20 yuan (82 US cents to US$3).
Customers place their orders via a self-service kiosk, pay, and watch the entire cooking process through a transparent window.
The robot mixes water and flour, kneads the dough, presses it into discs, and cuts it into noodles, all in under eight seconds.