/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/a-robot-that-bakes-perfect-bread-but-costs-a-lot-of-doughThe Rotimatic which can create perfect flatbread in minutes. (via Rotimatic ) Yes, there is now a robot for everything and this robot is making me hungry. It is called the Rotimatic and can make perfect roti, flatbread, or wraps in under a minut...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/a-robot-that-bakes-perfect-bread-but-costs-a-lot-of-doughSun, 24 Aug 2014 04:28:09 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:9e19d0c0-d7b8-423e-a1d5-f08eb09582c2Robert Peter Oakes0<p>It seems like anything these days that automates a process is now a robot, over the years since 1970 ish working in industry I have built and maintained hundreds of different machines that automate something, I would not dream of calling them a robot, is a blender a robot, or a coffee maker ?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This like other IOT things is getting a little over used and diminishing the real meaning of robot</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A <strong>robot</strong> is an automatic mechanical device often resembling a human or animal (WIKI), seems like this is now extended to anything mechanical and with some form of micro-processor or not</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rant over</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=18106&AppID=36&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/a-robot-that-bakes-perfect-bread-but-costs-a-lot-of-doughSun, 24 Aug 2014 04:03:08 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:9e19d0c0-d7b8-423e-a1d5-f08eb09582c2kidiccurus0<p>You need to look at the saving compared to buying flatbread, not the cost of the bread. Wit your logic, if you accidently pored platinum in, it would pay for itself through one $500 flatbread. Also: Bread maker is evolving. It evolved into Rotimatic.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=18106&AppID=36&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">