How the World’s First Autonomous Pizza Robot Works

‘Pazzi’ means ‘crazy’ in Italian - the perfect name for the world’s first autonomous pizza robot. It does everything on its own, and can make several pizzas at once. Is it a threat to the traditional pizzaioli?
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[@lieuwebil6726]

Seriously, not only pizza's, but also Subway, MacDonald en such sorts of companies willl use this one Day.

[@DrNova-hj6co]

Who will pay taxes? More taxes less workers. Less workers lower taxes. It's a distopya.

[@bochenzstok]

Maybe, but for now cost of building automated system for pizza like this is over 250k euro net. So i think that this time will not come so fast.

[@khallidyouseframos8846]

@@bochenzstok It is the companies interest that wins. You can't bann companies from improving their service and minimizing their expenses for the sake of their companies improve to survive along with the ever changing technology.

[@clallen2000]

@@DrNova-hj6co The government will just create a new tax for every robot that a company Robots never call in sick from a hangover. Robots never forget to wash their hands after going to the bathroom. For now we will still need people to build the robots, sell them, service them, and deliver them to stores, install them, program them, etc. The robots are just replacing low wage jobs that most humans find repetitive and boring. If you are an unskilled worker that dropped out of high school then you may have a problem. On the Pizza machines a worker is still used to bring dough and toppings to the robot so it can quickly make the pizzas.

[@clallen2000]

@@bochenzstok the first few of any product is very expensive to build because a lot of prototypes have to be made and a lot of software has to be created. The first copy of Windows probably cost over 1 million to produce but once the software is written it is sold in mass quantities for $200 each. The same thing go for product manufacturing. It costs millions to produce the prototypes but once that is perfected then millions of units can be sold much cheaper.

[@sto2779]

There will be a time when we see historic photos of humans that use to do the pizza making and burger flipping.

[@khalidalali186]

And I’ll tell my children about the many I’ve seen with my own eyes from the 90s, throughout the 2000s and 2010s, and how things started to change from the mid-2020s.

[@vshah1010]

There will be pictures of restaurant and fast food workers in a museum. The will also have pictures of human cashiers in retail stores. Alot of other human jobs will be replaced by robots and AI.

[@Tiagotaf]

As a software developer and cook, this is truly amazing! I loved the idea!

[@SebastianKosiacki]

Cooks will lose their jobs. Keep it in mind

[@godofdestructiondiecast6756]

@@SebastianKosiacki they are not thinking about that there's going to be a lot of people out of work because of autonomous machines and not everybody is going to be into technology it is going to hurt retailers to

[@SebastianKosiacki]

@@godofdestructiondiecast6756 Yeah, I innderstand this. This world is coming to an End. Hunger games are one generation ahead of us. Lets focus on the light beings who are lost in this world but eventually will wake up - there is no any other purpose to live on this earth. Blessings

[@godofdestructiondiecast6756]

@@SebastianKosiacki I totally agree with you we as human beings need to take care of the Earth this is why all this stuff is happening and we only have one on all the money is not going to help anybody if the whole planet is experiencing these problems nowhere to run nowhere to hide

[@brandonmcgillis]

@@SebastianKosiacki jobs will have to evolve to fit the climate like they always have , just hope there’s enough for everyone. ( That wants to work that is lol)

[@LazarusSchell]

Yup.... this sort of technology has existed for years. I love seeing it now being used in other practical industries.

[@FourOneFive86]

Not going to work

[@original_orange]

Yes, mechatronics. It's quite brilliant and will deffs work.

[@OceanWarzGTFO]

Now we can finally have a restaurant actually named Automachef

[@mrbr549]

Now if they could program it to whistle "Tarantella napoletana comandata", while it made the pizzas, it would be worth every Euro.

[@DWFood]

@mrbr549 Then the pizza would propably dance directly into your mouth.. 🍕😍

[@philjackson4365]

The robots are there more for the theatre than efficiency. If you wanted high performance, you'd build a special purpose machine to do this. I'm interested to see how they managed the distribution of toppings onto the base - it's a shame that bit isn't shown as it's by a very long margin the most difficult process step to automate.

[@DWFood]

Good point. We'll look for some extra footage😜

[@Mega4ort]

Dominoes has an auto cheese distributor. It's an inverted cone with holes down the sides, cheese is dropped on top and then distributes evenly on the pizza. Pepperoni would be easy to manage too, but it's the odd shaped ingredients that'd be a challenge.

[@Kellnaved]

This robots are for the transitional phase where you can still use humans in the kitchen as well. Midterm all human cooks and kitchen workers will be replaced and so the architecture of a "kitchen" will change.

[@vincentcaudo-engelmann9057]

7 years of development and millions in investment is not theater.

[@philjackson4365]

@@vincentcaudo-engelmann9057 If it genuinely took 7 years to lay out, tool, and program a few Universal robots, then, respectfully, the wrong people were involved. I've built significantly more complex systems with my team in half the time.

[@Vagolyk]

As someone who just started to work in a kitchen, I aam surprised how much automation evaded these mostly monotonous and messy tasks. I think cutting the pizza on the delivery box is an obvious design flaw, as it weakens the bottom of the already progressively soaked pizza box.

[@lqfr8813]

actually this automation is useful to serve food in hours where normal human workers need to sleep/ rest

[@towerguarder]

there is room for both this and the traditional pizza restaurants to exist

[@Pontidenvresige]

Untill the Robots make better and cheaper pizzas.

[@Acid31337]

only customers are able to chose it.

[@khallidyouseframos8846]

Their is always less room for something.

[@wildlifewarrior2670]

@@Pontidenvresige robots don't need to get paid they just have to get serviced and calibrated once in awhile they don't take breaks either so the owner will put robots in that entire shop

[@swedenevguru8483]

If they do the same standard and taste they will replace the staff. Often you need to correct the taste in dishes but the toppings and sause are done with the staff in this system. And this will save alot of money and no human can do 80 pizzas in 1 hour.

[@jwillisbarrie]

thanks for the captions / subtitles

[@BrumCraft]

To people who say they will never eat this, have you ever rode in a car? If yes, why didn't you ride in a horse and wagon instead?

[@exceed.charge]

wait 80 pizzas per hour??? that means 700,800 after 1 year! and 2,803,200 after 4 years!! but the claim said 6,000,000!!!

[@yamchayaku]

Millions of Euros to develop this, holy crap. How long will it take before the owner starts seeing profits?

[@graealex]

The idea with these inventions is to invest once in development, and then implement it at thousands of locations. That's basically how most automation is done. For example, ultra-fast sorting machines for vegetables and fruit. Development and testing costs millions, but then it's a finished machine that you can buy and earn money with basically immediately.

[@paulks9771]

imo pretty quickly, if the tech works, if it would be all in one solution, slicing ingridients and etc, and it would operate 24/7, then he could expand it into other chains

[@yamchayaku]

@@paulks9771 Err... It's far too often that people think that it would, but almost never pans out that way. I work tech and see companies with ambitious plans make this mistake all the time, and tend to forget that there's some pretty heavy maintenance and replacement parts that are involved. Not to mention techs that will be doing the maintenance aren't exactly cheap either.

[@karnubawax]

Company just went belly-up.

[@yamchayaku]

@@karnubawax There you go. As expected.

[@technics6215]

Can't cut ingredients? I guess thats by design, because that should be technologically possible with reasonable cost.

[@daniellango3668]

Legislation

[@Tonyyy1991]

That’s how skynet starts

[@marcozolo3536]

I can foresee somewhere in the late 2020s or early 2030s there will be fast food chains using this in places where the demand is high and a 24/7 service is profitable incorporating a kind of drive thru element to all this. It won't be uncommon to have a kind of service on demand Amazon type business model, whereby drones may even deliver pizzas made by machine and at a fraction of the cost. It will be disruptive as most technologies are at first.

[@hemaccabe4292]

Costco needs this.

[@timothyt.82]

The best application for these robots would be for large catering venues and parties, maybe even something like a Chuck E. Cheese style restaurant where would can watch the robot work. I can already see a business plan forming in my noggin...

[@vincenzosplate]

This is insane

[@pepin8277]

THIS IS NO PIZZA

[@itdoesntmatter3169]

Not really this is reality Americans do not like to work in pizzerias .. they come with this i been in restaurant business for 30 years stfu .... this the truth becuase Americans work nine to 5 and the pizzeria is open till 11 at night . Watch out becuase next thing you these robots will take your job in your field

[@Mel-se7vt]

Insanely insane. What are they going to do with the people who will loose their job?

[@AMPProf]

Ya dont need Vincenzo's no more

[@DavidThomas-fb8bq]

You're a funny guy.

[@noorclean2915]

Italians are crying now …

[@cheesy-p1j]

Understandable. I don't want to live in a future, where robots making pizza for other human robots.

[@SiegfriedPretsch]

And so they should.

[@jmatoyle]

They should revenge by inventing a robot that makes baguettes 😝😝

[@robertcastel1565]

They always cry when they see how americans makes pizza.

[@khalidalali186]

I just adore how humans never think long term value/consequences, and only focus on short term gains instead. No wonder dire problems arise every single time, as has been the case throughout history, across various epochs and different civilizations.

[@Tocimah]

Question: When the robot cuts the pizza, how does the knife get cleaned for the next pizza?

[@BeyondAverageSkilled]

now there will be no booger and spit in my pizza.

[@andersonlopes9187]

Não sei como que ainda não tem uma dessas em NY 👈

[@fleabag2mr.151]

Coming to California soon with minimum wage going to $20 in April 😂.

[@RaffaeleCastagno]

maybe the first with fancy robot arms, but hardly the first automatic pizza-making machine.

[@lars2894]

Can we just talk about the quality of those pizzas? They look SOOOO much better than your typical American pizza here in the US.....

[@clallen2000]

New things are always being created to replace older things. The horse and buggy industry used to be a big industry till cars came along. Home phones were a huge industry till cellphone became an industry.

[@karnubawax]

And machines are here to replace useless humans. It's all good, right?

[@PeterMasalski93]

Colored customer shows up Robot Chef: According to statistical data, you would like fried chicken with a watermelon beverage correct?

[@PeterMasalski93]

​@@ArtyCalistro You do realize there are 50 types of white Europeans. You think everyone is American do you? What poor education!

[@greggorr314]

First to be placed in commercial service. Experimental unit was featured in a trivial interest TV program about 30 years ago. Results varied from impressive to amusing.

[@patricksaxon3983]

I have also seen some of these in fast food resturants, that will replace workers demanding more than $15 an hour.

[@theeidofe9716]

Say you don’t know the production costs and maintenance costs. 😂 I invest in the tech and if you think automation is a threat to fast food workers I’m assuming you are ignoring the worker shortage. McDonald’s can’t even keep their ice cream machine on.

[@Hmonks]

Maybe we should start talking about the rents and mortgage first before we mention 15 dollars an hour.

[@Madgyver2]

@@theeidofe9716 Those are UR5e Cobots, if I am not mistaken. They cost around 22.000 to 27.000 $ which pays for itself after 2 years. Also they can and will work 24/7, which a minimum wages worker can't, providing even faster ROI. Maintenance on these is minimal. A McD Icecream machnine is a piece of garbage that just has an inflated price.

[@theeidofe9716]

@@Madgyver2 you are correct and I am mistaken.

[@ianpatrick23]

Now that minimum wage is $20 in California, this robot is looking even better

[@wuhsintao8087]

Pazzi a été placé en liquidation judiciaire et l’aventure prend fin ce jour après 9 ans de travail acharné », a annoncé la start-up sur les réseaux sociaux. L’entreprise avait vu le jour en 2013.

[@user-xb1wg8td9u]

As a robotics engineer i love the idea...Lets replace them with robots..So more business more income.

[@沈家伟-m5d]

The system then became self-aware at 2:14 am Eastern Time on August 29th, 2027.

[@lothean2099]

Can't wait to see the automatic taco robot

[@bigjay3165]

Might be cheaper labor but as a ex chef who worked many pizza places I can make make 200 to 300 a hour

[@melvinatkins998]

Thank God computers and highly technical machines never break down!

[@loucatozzi7656]

Force restaurants to pay workers $20 an hour and this is what you get - damn few workers.

[@w2385-i2s]

It's faster when you put frozen pizza in the microwave.

[@Diponty]

Or have the pizza pureed so you don't have to chew!

[@andyjacques4948]

it is time that we realise that most of the workers can be replaced

[@MotozVietnam]

please do this in the states. Having these kids do this is remedial and yall paying them 7.25. They need to be in summer camp discovering themselves.

[@DWFood]

An interesting take 😁

[@francescogiovannizollo2989]

A FRENCH ROBOT MAKING PIZZA Me, an Italian: *dying inside* Edit: 0:04 🤮

[@DWFood]

🇮🇹💔

[@DaniMartVTen]

I bet you Little Caesars will buy this.

[@martinjacket2637]

Chef and waitering days are numbered

[@DWFood]

Do you think? 😟

[@martinjacket2637]

@@DWFood I can easily see the fast food chains applying over the next decade. Highly repetitive, low skill jobs

[@dogotnicu5444]

how can you buy a pizza robot like that?

[@texasgrillchef8581]

I wonder if it can handle if I want extra cheese, or extra pepperoni… or if I want a supreme, delete the mushrooms? Or if I only want 6 slices instead of 8. How customizable is it. What if I want it to have extra time in the oven. Some pizzas I want cooked a little longer.

[@annawilson4571]

How old is this restaurant? Since I have seen a similar robot pizzeria that also bakes pizza according to customer wishes in Northern Europe, USA, and China much earlier, this video is from mid-August 2021.

[@AMPProf]

Bout a decade.... The true issue is giving a robot a knif!

[@robertcastel1565]

@@AMPProf Yeah because everybody knows than if you give a knife to a human nothing happen, its not like theres a lot of humans killing other humans right

[@Vagolyk]

Any 'purist' with the hypocrisy to say that this is ruining pizza making, should consider making their own pizza, and contemplate on not being a hunter-getherer.

[@pecopeco5907]

robotic arm is an overkill. there are probably less maintenence heavy ways to automate this.

[@DarthSailorMoo]

I wish little ceasers would turn into this.

[@ac521]

Maybe im just an old fuddy duddy, but a future in which we go to a restaurant and have robot waiters taking our orders back to robot chefs doesn’t sound all that appealing. I know companies are only driven by profits, but this feels like those old dystopian movies where machines take over our humanity. Actually, that’s already begun

[@vshah1010]

It wont be a waiter taking your order. They will have touch screen kiosks, or a speaker and screen that you talk to. It will use AI that can understand language, maybe multiple languages, to take your order.

[@ronaldwong6092]

California needs one in all fast food and pay only one robot $20.00 an hour.

[@JettBlast]

With cost of labor getting higher many fast food places will probably become much like the old school Automats...

[@deebee4575]

Why are you force minimum wage on corporations, they simply stop hiring people and develop other methods of delivering their product.

[@deebee4575]

@Bill Gates It has everything to do with a forced minimum wage. McDonald’s in New York City are all installing kiosks so you don’t have to deal with the dummies behind the cash register ever again. I actually think it’s the best thing ever. Generally, these people get the orders wrong, are rude, and don’t want to be there. That probably has to do with the fact that they’re working jobs at 35 that are really geared towards high school kids.

[@XFHU]

Pazzi that suits well for the restaurant

[@jjbode1]

Grand kids would agree that won't replace me but I love it all the same.

[@XanKreigor]

It won't replace you but it will replace the next generation of cooks.

[@jjbode1]

@@XanKreigor You’re right IMO. I liked your reply.

[@niksack]

It's very hard to invent Italian cook but they made it.

[@theodoreritola7641]

This may be the Anti Christs IMAGE A ROBOT

[@tsohgallik]

Pizza should be CHEAPER if it's not made by anyone at all...

[@DWFood]

That robot has expensive taste 💅👠💯

[@vshah1010]

Or, they will make the customer do part of the work. You will still pay the same. It will be a pizza "experience".

[@davidsecord6412]

I'm really interested in the fail-safe for the robotics. A software crash is inevitable and so, what happens when it does? Almost as important as the operations instructions are the crash instructions to keep the expensive machinery from destroying itself or infrastructure. They don't mention it, but I was interested.

[@eadweard.]

Why would a crash be inevitable?

[@alteronline]

millions of dollars spent. robot can not close the box properly

[@stevenorourke9012]

Ok this is starting to get scary…unemployment beckons

[@DWFood]

Eeek. Hopefully not!

[@alexmaximus9134]

Those robots stilll need supervision and maintenence. And those can be done by humans. So you are basically paid to watch the robots.

[@GSpotter63]

Despite my initial objections it is becoming increasing clear to me that as robotics takes over and low paying minial jobs evaporate a minimum income may actually become necessary.

[@devildez]

I wouldnt call pizza making a "minimal paying menial job'. If it was that easy, everyone would eat italian quality pizza.

[@brojakmate9872]

Why do you love communism so much?

[@GSpotter63]

@@brojakmate9872 I am assuming you are not talking to me.

[@brojakmate9872]

@@GSpotter63 I am talking to you. If you want our country to turn into one like China then I will politely ask you to leave my America

[@GSpotter63]

@@brojakmate9872 Exactly where do you get the idea that I love communism or even socialism? Fact is if robots do take over 90 million jobs in the US Then there will be 90 million people without work...

[@nagendramishra8947]

This thing looks more like a gimmick product to me I mean they have fully functional automatic pizza making machines which could work much faster than this robotic arm You can watch thoes machines in companies that makes frozen pizza 🤷‍♂️ This is just inefficient

[@kazardomain]

age of automation...business owner will choose for this sorta operation because in long term its so much profitable.

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

And everyone will have more time working on other that matters like plumbing because those are one of many other jobs that lack.

[@neerajwa]

Any job automated frees the human from drudgery of mind numbing tedious work

[@taureanwooley]

Same spot, but it's very depressing that no one was able to save some of the people who were harmed in the 50's and 90's when this idea was being first completed. So glad the Chucky cheese version slowed that one madame down.

[@cry_now_laugh_later]

You know what else it can do? not completely slice the pizza

[@arunm7906]

Day by day population is increasing at the same time we are talking about innovations especially robotics so don't know what these many people will do for earning. I am not against of anything but the innovators should consider this said point or one child or no child policy should be implemented. I think one day it will be true that machines ruling the world 👏👏👏 and on the other hand we humans can be shifted to new planet.

[@DWFood]

Seems a little scary sometimes, doesn't it!

[@flyineyeaerialfpv5592]

Awesome, more peoples jobs that were meaningless and low paying anyway can be done by these things. People shouldnt have to spend their lives doing these basic tasks if we can have tech do it for us even better and faster..although with everything there are ups and downs to this. Lots of jobs will be lost even if they are/were low paying jobs, they are there for pepple who need them to stay afloat until they find something better to make a living. With this tech, we are depleting 10s of thousands of opportunities for those who need them. I hope this only helps and doesnt hurt humanity. Only time will tell.

[@thesteelrodent1796]

These guys are doing better than the Polish hot dog bots

[@-A-c]

Would love to see it make a Sicilian type as well....

[@chiragbhuva9475]

Everything in excess is DESTRUCTION, whether it is oxygen,Money, knowledge,Power........

[@robertwrede7843]

I want one in Vegas.😊😊

[@RKKY-mf7fe]

Robot arms are stupid. An automatic production line would make more sense. More fun to watch also.

[@gorilladisco9108]

Didn't the Japanese already have pizza vending machine for more than a decade?

[@RussellLosAngeles]

Thats a nice pizza pie Robot

[@LEVELGAZANOW]

Doesn’t need $15/ hour.

[@michaelyun2407]

Also won't call in sick or show up to work grumpy or hang over 😂

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

Make this happen already.

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Does it accept paper cash?

[@smardigitalvideo]

Price of the complete system?

[@waytogo11]

price? cost for setup in another country?

[@MichaelSmith-cl1uo]

McDonalds looking at this intensely!

[@tariqramadan1521]

I love how humans will do anything to remove humans from work

[@fawa.z]

If they could reduce the robots to one. It will be very good

[@carlosrodriguezborges2990]

Mamma Mia Pizza Pie 🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕

[@shinybaldy]

I like pizza. I like automation and improving lives with machines. I hate this. This is like pizza for ppl who hate pizza.

[@cheesy-p1j]

Indeed. I think robots should do the work in dangerous places, where humans get hurt for example. But not making Italian Pizza.

[@fookerzGAKusa]

Today marks one year shy of 30 years since the release of the 1995 movie "The Net," which features ordering pizza entirely online. YET ROBOTIC ARM RESTO IS LIKE A HYPE OF A DECADE SHY OF 22ND CENTURY HAHAHAHA YET WE HAVEN'T SEEN FLYING CARS LIKE BACK TO THE FUTURE. HUMANS ARE REALLY SLO' MO ESPECIALLY THE DARK SIDES OFTHE EARTH

[@stevenrogersfineart4224]

We're all going to be "patsys" to the robots soon lol.

[@MrRider16]

We are opening a can of worms with these robots! Such a horrible idea

[@alexmaximus9134]

How is the idea of optimising the process, taking the most dull and boring parts of one's job with you being paid to practically watch the robot do its job (robots still need human supervisors) terrible? And another guy to sit there and repair the robot if it breaks down. And no, they won't eliminate jobs. They will replace them with other jobs. So instead of needing chefs, you will need maintenence people and supervisors. And, with robots doing the most work, it'll be easier for employees to transition from one industry to another, as you need to study less if the robot does the most work. You just need to know what to do if the robot doesn't work. And a maintenence person just needs to learn the robots used in a particular industry and boom, he can transfer to another industry easily. It streamlines the education to focus on the necessary aspects. Leave the robot to do the bulk of the task, you just sit there and watch it and intervene in case it needs help. Easiest job you can ask for. And people still think it is a bad idea.

[@heyhej1]

What happens if the customer doesn't come to pick up their pizza??? Great idea 🍻

[@_rob_.]

You really can't think can you? Never heard of...... prepay????????????????????

[@vshah1010]

Just like apps, you pre-pay and there are no refunds if you don't pick up your order within a certain amount of time. It's best to order when you are close to the restaurant and you know you will pick up the order.

[@geezusfreek1]

Fast food workers in California ( i nEeD 20 aN hoUr)...robot beep boop beep. Mmmmm buh bye

[@brianwhite3428]

So if the robot messes up on the pizzas Are the pizzas free

[@classiccasualgaming]

I still prefer handmade. More delicious.

[@tuckercibik6979]

Seems like Pazzi is no more.

[@테스트유튜브배우-x5c]

계산도 무인으로 하고, 피자도 24시간 로봇이 만들면, 사람이 없어도 24시간 365일 피자를 만들어주겠네.

[@stephenhaviland8916]

Piss off the robot and he spits gear oil into your Pizza

[@temp0rand]

Apportez ceci à Singapour s'il vous plaît

[@ffswhydoicare]

why is a french guy talking about pizza,

[@garygerard4290]

I work at a fast food place - I need a living wage - make it $20 an hour for now. Hey, I lost my job to a robot - I'll for $6.75 please, Please, PLEASE.

[@williamdaniels9239]

love this new technology tireless machines

[@earlthepearl4161]

And they love to take your job.

[@alexmaximus9134]

​@@earlthepearl4161 it's not taking the jobs. It's replacing them. The robots still need supervision and maintenence.

[@earlthepearl4161]

@@alexmaximus9134 c you in 5 years or less when 50 percent of the global population is jobless. If generative AI lives up to its hype, the workforce in the United States and Europe will be upended, Goldman Sachs reported this week in a sobering and alarming report about AI's ascendance. The investment bank estimates 300 million jobs could be lost or diminished by this fast-growing technology.

[@earlthepearl4161]

@alexmaximus9134 btw,..." it's not taking the jobs. It's replacing them"???? That's what taking jobs is,...taking jobs from the population, and,......get ready,....." replacing " them with technology. Good sense of logic there Clyde.

[@alexmaximus9134]

@@earlthepearl4161 If you have read the rest of my comment beyond the first few words, you would've understood what i meant. It replaces the physical labour with supervisors (experts in the field ready to intervene in case the robot cannot do its task) and maintenence workers (that repair and maintain the robots). Next time, please read my entire comment before responding.