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A fully automated robotized system and method is provided for cooking food products. The system and method is especially useful for use in a quick service or fast food restaurant and, in one embodiment, is capable of cooking, on a fully automated basis, french fries, chicken nuggets, fish filets and

A fully automated robotized system and method is provided for cooking food products. The system and method is especially useful for use in a quick service or fast food restaurant and, in one embodiment, is capable of cooking, on a fully automated basis, french fries, chicken nuggets, fish filets and chicken patties. In one embodiment, the system includes a robot, a bulk uncooked food dispensing station, a cooking station and a cooked food storage station. The system can be controlled by a computer operating and control station that controls and directs the robot to obtain bulk food from the dispensing station, place it in cooking position at the cooking station and when cooked, remove the food and deliver it to the storage station, at a rate required to fill anticipated customer orders.

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A robotized system for cooking food products comprising: (a) a robot capable of working in an area that determines a work area; (b) dispensing means for dispensing uncooked food products into a moveable container located in said work area comprising at least one bulk uncooked food dispenser; (c) coo

A robotized system for cooking food products comprising: (a) a robot capable of working in an area that determines a work area; (b) dispensing means for dispensing uncooked food products into a moveable container located in said work area comprising at least one bulk uncooked food dispenser; (c) cooking means for cooking food products comprising at least one cooking station is said work area; (d) storage means adjacent said work area for receiving and storing cooked food; (e) dump means for dumping into said storage means food products cooked by said cooking means and delivered to said dump means by said robot via said container; and (f) an end of arm robot tool for said robot, said robot capable of, in conjunction with said end of arm tool, selectively engaging, disengaging and moving said container to desired locations in said work area while said food products are contained in said container, said desired locations including an uncooked food dispensing location for receiving food products into said container from said food dispenser, a cooking location at said cooking station for cooking said food products and a dumping location where cooked food products are unloaded from said container.