Automation has made its way into restaurant kitchens. Planet Money looks at what the effects of automation have been historically — and watches a robot wok in action to see how it may change things.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A selection of dishes from Tigawok restaurant in Burbank. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times ) Are you ready for a robot restaurant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Food is cooked at iWok, a new fast-casual Asian restaurant that uses robots to make the food and boba drinks, in Houston, Thursday ...

Fried rice, stir-fried lobster and risotto with black truffles all made using Robby, a robot wok made by Next Robot. (Chiara Alexa / For The Times) One of the best dishes I ate last month was a paper ...

A popular Philadelphia-based mini restaurant chain is bringing vegetable-forward, customizable stir-fry — and robot-powered cooking — to the Main Line. Wokworks is set to open its newest location this ...

The OLHSO fully automated “robot” kitchen prepares a bowl of japchae in Foster City. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Foster City fans of Korean cuisine – and the convenience of delivery – take note: OLHSO ...

Family-owned restaurant offers robot-assisted wok cooking, tip-free service, eco-friendly packaging KATY, Texas & FULSHEAR, Texas, Jan. 14, 2026 / PRZen / Snap-a-Box, a family-owned Chinese takeout ...

Wok’s opening near the Texas Medical Center is a part of the brand’s recent expansion into Asiatown, Katy and the Bay Area.

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Automation has made its way into restaurant kitchens. Planet Money looks at what the effects of automation have been ...

Are you ready for a robot restaurant revolution? In Los Angeles, two robot wok restaurants with nearly identical menus, packaging and promises of fresh, affordable food fast, are vying for our hearts, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chef Nguyen Bui loads ingredients into Robby, a robot wok used to cook a variety of foods at high or low temperatures. (Chiara ...