At CES 2024, technology companies are transforming the kitchen with artificial intelligence and cooking robots

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chef-like robots, artificial intelligence-powered appliances and other high-tech kitchen gadgets herald that humans won't need to cook food — or mix drinks — for themselves anymore.

There was a lot new in the food and beverage world at CES 2024 Multi-day business event Developed by the Consumer Technology Association. Demonstrations included a cocktail mixing machine similar to a Keurig machine, and a barista robot whose movements are intended to mimic a human making a vanilla latte.

Here are some of the latest technologies that will change the way meals are prepared, cooked and delivered:

One touch is all it takes

Use the small touchscreen on the device to choose from 60 recipes, drop a cocktail capsule into the device, and in seconds you'll have a perfect cocktail over ice.

If you prefer homemade beer instead, iGulu's new automated brewing machine lets you make your own beer – pale ale, amber beer, or wheat beer. Simply pour a pre-mixed recipe into the barrel of the machine, add water and scan the label that comes with your beer mix. Within nine to 13 days, you'll have a gallon of beer that you make yourself.

The barista robot moves like you move

Artly Coffee's barista robot mimics the way a human behind the counter at your favorite coffee shop might prepare your typical order.

“What we're really trying to do is preserve the craft of fine coffee,” said Alec Roig, a hardware developer for the Seattle tech startup that now operates 10 locations across the Pacific Northwest and in New York City.

The company's resident barista, who is behind all of Artly's coffee recipes, is connected to motion sensors that record his movements as he prepares each recipe, from loading ground coffee into the filter to frothing milk and pouring latte art, Roig said.