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A Sushi Chef For A Post Robot Apocalyptic World

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:40:00 +0000

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

The Chef Robot, model M-430iA hand type H (yes, after Man’s fall, robots will actually categorize our various limbs with cold, alphabetic precision), can gently relocate small objects like sushi and pharmaceuticals (two of our favourite pastimes) without crushing or dropping the precious cargo.

It’s too early to determine whether or not bodily fluids like blood, puss or liquefied, decomposing skin will taint the dining experience. But robots, people, robots! [Mainichi Daily News via TokyoMango]

Sushi-Making Gadget Works Like a Cigarette Roller

Sean Fallon — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:20:00 +0000

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.

Apparently, it works in a similar fashion as an old-timey cigarette roller with the seaweed being wrapped around the core with a few turns of the handle. It’s only a concept at this point, but I don’t see any reason why it couldn’t make the leap to a real world product. [Osko+Deichmann via Domestic Geek via Gearfuse]

Sushi Conveyer Belt Takes Video Camera Around For an Interesting Spin

Jason Chen — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:20:00 +0000

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.

The fun almost stops when some lady in the kitchen gets uppity, but luckily enough the sushi chefs put it back on track and back to its owner. Is a sushi place the only place with a conveyer belt? I can’t think of any other restaurant type that does this. I would like to see more, though.

If you’re looking for a more surreal trip around a sushi belt, here you go. [Boing Boing]

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

Gizmodo US Edition — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

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?

Dennis Wheatley and Stefan McClean were sitting in a sushi bar trying to figure out how to film things all by itself. This film is the result, and this, Jeremy Piven, is how the sushi feels when you’re stuffing your face full of it. [Serious Eats]

Sushi-Ushi Sushi Tray Is More Delicious Than Actual Sushi

Jason Chen — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:30:00 +0000

Vikki Smyth is a designer that makes food presentation and table-top sets for high end hotels (W, Wynn’s places). Her signature piece, the Sushi-Ushi sushi tray, is gorgeous, and upstages anything that’s placed on it.

You can get a 36-inch version for $US330, a 25-inch version for $US230 and a 20-inch version for $US180 if you’re interested in playing sushi chef in your own home. Even if you’re not, you could always use this to display your new Verizon BlackBerry Storm, the world’s first touchscreen brick that works just about as well as one of these coloured blocks. [Vikki Smyth]

Sushi-Making Tube is More Like a Sushi-Making Lightsaber

Sean Fallon — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:45:00 +0000

Hmmm…this Sushezi sushi tube looks familiar. While it is all but useless as a weapon, the tube can help the average Joe enjoy professional looking sushi at home with its easy roll feature. Now that I think about it, maybe you could use it as a weapon—a salmonellasaber with an incapacitating puke blade. Available for US$20. [Taylor Gifts via RGS]

Sushi-Rolling Toy From Bandai Namco

Jason Chen — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:45:37 +0000

Bandai Namco isn’t content on making weapon-based fighters for your game console, so they’ve delved into the sushi chef training business as well. this automatic sushi roller is the perfect toy for kids who are training to become a world renowned sushi shelf, as it rolls them up neatly and conveniently. It’s also a good present for kids who aren’t interested in sushi cooking at all, because it builds discipline and shows them who’s boss. [Bandai Namco via Tokyo Mango]

Sushi Robots Will Destroy Us All, Make Delicious Sushi

Seamus Byrne — Wed, 30 May 2007 22:15:16 +0000

We’re not sure this these sushi robots are for “home use,” but who wouldn’t want their own mechanical man making sushi for them? The various rice-ball-forming machines make anywhere from 850 balls an hour up to 1200 balls an hour, and the various parts of the sushi robot lineup make 2000 to 3000 pieces an hour.

Sounds pretty industrial/restaurant to us, but great if you like to have sushi every day of the week. Or really like robots. – Jason Chen

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