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Food Advice Robot
NEC has announced the world's first "tasting" robot. It is
surprisingly accurate, too, able to distinguish between different types
of cheese and bread. My taste buds work fine, and I still can't do that.
Another feature of the robot is its ability to offer advice. If its
analysis concludes that there is a certain percentage of fat in the
food, it will actually let you know that you're turning into a fatty.
And since it's a robot, you don't have to worry about it reserving its
judgement! NEC System Technologies announced on the 9th that in
cooperation with Mie University they have developed a personal robot
capable of "tasting" foods. It is reportedly the first robot
capable of judging tastes. The composition of foods is analyzed with
an infrared sensor, and the robot will give advice about health and
eating habits.
The "Health/Food Advice Robot" has been developed. The composition
of foods is determined by an infrared sensor equipped to one of
the robot's arms. The robot takes advantage of a property called "spectrum
reflection ratio" (the reflection ratio of light per wavelength)
of water, protein, and molecule type. The food is exposed to infrared
light of varying wavelengths, which will bounce back; the robot then
analyzes the spectrum of the infrared light that returns...and can thus
understand what molecules are inside of the food.
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