Japan's obsession with the machines has gone one step further with this creation - a ramen noodle robot chef. At the Fuamen Ramen Noodle shop in the central Japanese city of Nagoya, two robotic arms are busy serving their hungry customers, doling out nearly 80 bowls of noodles on a busy day. Kenji Nagoya, the owner of the noodle shop and a robot manufacturer, says nobody gets it as accurate as the robots。

　　日本名古屋的一家拉面店，厨师和我们平时所见的略有不同，两名机器人在接待顾客。在忙碌的时候，一天要做将近80份拉面。

　　Kenji Nagoya是拉面店的主人，他是一位机器人制造商，他说，没有人比机器人做事更准确。

　　"The benefits of using robots as Ramen chefs include the accuracy of timing in boiling noodles, precise movements in adding toppings and consistency in the taste."

　　他说：“使用机器人做拉面厨师在煮面条的时间上都会很精确，还有添加调料的时间和面的韧度都会很准确”

　　Nagoya's robot factory opened the noodle shop less than a month ago to showcase its latest robotic technology. The noodle shop which sells a regular noodle bowl with a pork broth-based soup for seven dollars is yet to make profit, partly due to the large investment in the research and development of the robotic arms. But the restaurant is definitely getting a lot of attention and building its reputation. Customers say the noodles taste as good as those made by humans。

　　Nagoya的机器人工厂在一个月以前开了这家拉面店，以此来展示它最新的机器人科技成果。拉面店售卖一种用肉汤做原料的特殊面条，7美元一份。

　　这样的店很快就吸引了大批人的注意，建立了自己的声誉。顾客们说这的面条和人亲手做的味道一样好。

　　"I don't feel any difference in taste between this ramen and those cooked by human chef."

　　“我觉得机器人做的拉面和那些真人厨师做的拉面味道没什么不同。”

　　Humans are not completely out of the equation and do have to step in occasionally to prepare the soup stock, take orders and receive money. But the robot arms will take care of the rest. The machines are pre-programmed to boil noodles, pour the soup into bowls and sprinkle toppings. Customers get to watch the whole process of the automated ramen making which takes one minute and forty seconds per bowl. During downtime the robots entertain customers by demonstrating various tricks。