Recipe Code

During the follow-up project Flavourspace is going to develop a service that converts recipe preparation instructions into instructions readable for smart appliances (‘Recipe Code’). This feasibility aims to seek too technically and economically validate this intended development. ....This project connects with the top sector ‘HTSM/ICT’, specifically linking with the theme ‘ICT for a connected world’. Home devices are becoming smart at an accelerated pace, as well as connected with each other (‘IoT’). All those smart things need data to process. In this project this data is partially ‘locked-up’ in human language with instructions written down in recipes, which the algorithms in smart devices are unable to use. Standardizing data makes it available for usage, but also opens up possibilities for interoperability across platforms such as health apps, smart refrigerators and online supermarkets.....Converting human recipes into machine-readable ones is technically a very challenging task, including domain-specific natural language processing (NLP), formal logic and advanced machine learning. Just as the invention of MP3 revitalized the music industry and enabled personalized listening, the creation of such ‘recipe code’ has a potential to actually boost home cooking, enabling the creation of personalized recipes, menus and collections.....Robotization in food preparation is coming. Smart cooking appliances such as Thermomix are gaining traction in Germany, France and Spain where communities are sharing recipes and experiences online. Zume, the robotics and logistics company that started by baking and delivering pizza, reported raising 375 million USD in investments from SoftBank to further develop it proposition to predict food trends and serve up freshly cooked foods...