SEOUL, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- South Korea's Doosan Robotics said Monday it will provide chicken-frying robots to Korean restaurant chain Kyochon F&B. The chicken-frying robot will be installed at a Kyochon store in Osan, some 20 miles south of Seoul, this month. Advertisement Doosan Robotics said the robot is designed to complete 24 fried chickens per hour using six baskets concurrently. The robot can also replace the oil in the fryer and remove stains from the floor as necessary. The deep-frying arm is fixed to the machine's upper section to orchestrate all the processes, the firm said. Related New humanoid robot will aid guests at Sphere's Las Vegas arena Ig Nobel Prize winners include smart toilet, reanimated robot spiders South Korean project aims to develop firefighting robots "Oil fume is bad for those whose job it is to cook fried food. It can also lead to health issues. Our machine can reduce such dangers," a Doosan Robotics official told UPI News Korea. "In addition, Kyochon's unique recipes can be strictly adhered to by our robots, eliminating concerns with quality control, a difficult issue for human cooks," he said. Doosan Robotics added that once the pilot program is proven a success, the chicken-frying robots will appear in more Kyochon F&B locations. The franchise operates more than 1,300 outlets across South Korea. "Eventually, our goal is to be able to tap into the wider fried chicken market, including the United States. In fact, almost 60% of our sales already come from the U.S. and Europe," the official said. Advertisement Doosan Robotics has received certification from the U.S. National Sanitization Foundation for the robot, also getting IP66 for its waterproof ability and dust resistance from the International Electrotechnical Commission. Korean food companies have been working hard to break into the U.S. market. Bakery giant SPC is operating more than 150 stores in the United States with the target of 1,000 total by 2030. Topics BusinessTechnology Latest Headlines World News // 43 minutes ago Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq, Syria Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Turkey overnight Monday conducted airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, as Ankara continues to retaliate after more than a dozen of its troops were killed in recent weeks. World News // 2 hours ago 1 dead, several wounded in 'multiple car-ramming attack' in central Israel Jan. 16 (UPI) -- One person was killed and several others were injured in what Israeli police is calling "a multiple car-ramming attack." World News // 4 hours ago Britain to ban Islamic political group as terrorist organization Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Britain on Monday announced it plans to ban controversial Sunni Islamist political organization Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist organization on allegations of being anti-Semitic and promoters of terrorism. World News // 23 hours ago Nauru severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The tiny Micronesian nation of Nauru announced Monday it was severing its relationship with Taiwan to form diplomatic ties with China. World News // 6 hours ago Iran says IRGC attacked alleged Israeli spy headquarters in Iraq Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Iran's elite IRGC said overnight it attacked alleged Israeli spy headquarters in Iraq as well as terrorist targets in Syria, state news reported, escalating already heightened tensions in the Middle East. World News // 7 hours ago U.N. secretary-general calls for 'immediate' cease-fire in Gaza Jan. 15 (UPI) -- As Israel's war with Hamas reached 100 days, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza as he warned of escalating tensions along Lebanon's border with Israel. World News // 8 hours ago Zelensky arrives in Switzerland as country agrees to host Ukraine peace summit Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived Monday in Switzerland where he will take part in this week's World Economic Forum and begin preparations for a global peace summit. World News // 10 hours ago North Korea, Russia top diplomats meet amid strengthening ties between two countries Jan. 15 (UPI) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui on Monday arrived in Russia ahead of two days of talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a sign of strengthening ties between the two countries. World News // 14 hours ago Houthi-fired missile hits U.S.-owned container ship in Red Sea Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S.-owned and operated container ship sailing the Red Sea on Monday was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi forces, U.S. military officials said. World News // 16 hours ago 5 of 6 pro-Palestinian activists accused in London Stock Exchange plot released Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Five of six activists pro-Palestinian activists arrested over the weekend in an alleged attempt to disrupt the London Stock Exchange in protest of Israel's war in Gaza have been released, backers said Monday.
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- South Korea's Doosan Robotics said Monday it will provide chicken-frying robots to Korean restaurant chain Kyochon F&B. Jacketed Cooking Kettle
The chicken-frying robot will be installed at a Kyochon store in Osan, some 20 miles south of Seoul, this month. Advertisement
Doosan Robotics said the robot is designed to complete 24 fried chickens per hour using six baskets concurrently. The robot can also replace the oil in the fryer and remove stains from the floor as necessary.
The deep-frying arm is fixed to the machine's upper section to orchestrate all the processes, the firm said. Related New humanoid robot will aid guests at Sphere's Las Vegas arena Ig Nobel Prize winners include smart toilet, reanimated robot spiders South Korean project aims to develop firefighting robots
"Oil fume is bad for those whose job it is to cook fried food. It can also lead to health issues. Our machine can reduce such dangers," a Doosan Robotics official told UPI News Korea.
"In addition, Kyochon's unique recipes can be strictly adhered to by our robots, eliminating concerns with quality control, a difficult issue for human cooks," he said.
Doosan Robotics added that once the pilot program is proven a success, the chicken-frying robots will appear in more Kyochon F&B locations. The franchise operates more than 1,300 outlets across South Korea.
"Eventually, our goal is to be able to tap into the wider fried chicken market, including the United States. In fact, almost 60% of our sales already come from the U.S. and Europe," the official said. Advertisement
Doosan Robotics has received certification from the U.S. National Sanitization Foundation for the robot, also getting IP66 for its waterproof ability and dust resistance from the International Electrotechnical Commission.
Korean food companies have been working hard to break into the U.S. market.
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