I am working with a group from one of my university's robotics labs on an automated cooking apparatus. Though all of us are from the lab, it is a personal project that is not associated with the university.
The goal is to do several things autonomously:
- Tracking Heat vs. Time curves to optimize cooking
- Spotting and tracking food objects in a pan via computer vision
- Complex Manipulator for autonomous flipping and food removal
- First milestone is autonomously cook seared tuna
The idea is that this would be a system that could integrate directly into your kitchen without needing special equipment.
Does anybody know of solid grants to pursue for funding this project?