Sushi

News

Would Sir Like A Geiger Counter With That Sushi?

10:40PM March 25, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

A Taiwanese restaurant isn’t doing anything to sate those fears over radiation, supplying a Geiger counter with every order of sushi. According to the restaurant manager, customers were actually asking for it, but surely handing them out actually encourages fear of radioactive contamination, even if said sashimi is deemed clear? More »


Gadgets

Sushi Restaurant Uses Sushi Robots And Control Centers To Cut Costs

2:00PM January 1, 2011 | Casey Chan

Kura, a sushi chain, focuses on efficiency and turning a profit. So much so that they’ve eschewed traditional sushi chefs for sushi robots, a large staff of waiters for conveyor belts and restaurant managers for a control centre with video link. More »


Holyfreakingmotherofarobotarm!

11:40PM August 13, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Watch this phantom robot arm softly move sushi pieces from one plate to another, as it was possessed by the spirit of the most delicate sushi chef. Also, watch his neat manicure and clean nails, and freak a little bit. More »


Disguise Your iPhone As A Sushi Bento Box

11:00PM March 1, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The danger with this bento box iPhone case is obvious: someone will get hurt trying to eat it. And if it isn’t the sushizume case, then it’ll happen to this super-realistic TV dinner one instead. More »


Bento Machine Arranges Rice Real Nice*

5:00AM December 29, 2009 | Mark Wilson

I don’t know how to make adorable sushi rolls for bento. If I did, I’d be munching on a super saiyan’s face right now. More »


Science

First Space-Based Sushi Construction Expedition Underway

7:00AM December 25, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

“Rolling sushi in space” is one small step away from “measuring the effects of weightlessness on tiny screws“. You go get ‘em, astronauts. More »


A Sushi Chef For A Post Robot Apocalyptic World

2:40AM June 11, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Something about a robot-operated dismembered hand placing raw fish on my plate just sounds…yummy! More »


Sushi-Making Gadget Works Like a Cigarette Roller

7:20AM April 23, 2009 | Sean Fallon

I can’t say that I have ever tried making sushi at home, but this roller design from Osko+Deichmann makes it seem like even the uninitiated could get the job done.

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Cameras

Sushi Conveyer Belt Takes Video Camera Around For an Interesting Spin

8:20AM March 3, 2009 | Jason Chen

Someone sent a video camera on a seven-and-a-half minute ride on a sushi conveyer belt, capturing amused and surprised eaters as they discover that they’re the subject of someone’s weird tentacle-eating video.

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Cameras

Camera on a Sushi Conveyor Belt Shows Jeremy-Pivens-in-the-Making

11:00AM February 10, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Sushi is the greatest food on this earth, hands down. Some Tokyo filmmakers decided to place a digital camera on a sushi conveyor belt, following its journey from chef to customers. Sake nigiri, now?

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