摘要 |
<p>A vending machine (10) for cooking or heating food (10), typically potato chips, the vending machine (10) comprising a freezer storage means (22) for storing chips in individual boxes, a deep fryer cooking means (25) for cooking or heating the chips; and a robotic arm (30) for obtaining a bix serving of chips from the freezer storage means (22), transferring the food to the deep fryer cooking means (25) for cooking or heating, and retrieving the cooked/heated chips from the deep fryer cooking means (25). The robotic arm (30) then serves the food to a serving hatch of the vending machine (10).</p> |