Beijing issues first catering business license to multitask cooking robot

Beijing recently issued the first catering business license to a type of robot, pioneering regulation of embodied intelligence application in the country's catering industry amid rapid development in the sector.

Unlike single-task robots, such as pancake-making or noodle-cooking machines, the embodied intelligence robots developed by EncoSmart Technology, a Beijing-based company, can cook different types of cuisine.

The robots, which look like robotic arms, can also keep learning to create new menus and avoid safety risks based on the working environment.