OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION OT-2026-000002291 Cooking and serving general purpose robot Published: 2026-09-15T19:12:02.092124Z Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002291 Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABSTRACT A method is described for a tidying robot to approach a storage device, such as a refrigerator or freezer, containing a food item, and perform a series of actions to remove the food item. The robot then transports the food item to either a cooking device or a serving location. The method may also adjust the operating conditions of the cooking device. The method may also include retrieving serving objects, such as plates and cutlery items from a storage location and transporting those serving objects to a serving location. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002291 Published 2026-09-15T19:12:02.092124Z https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002291