Stories
The vegetables are being cut, the meat is grilled, and the food is being made.
On the background of the image of colorful cuisine, Opening title, "Sony's Innovations & Challenges",
"Stories", and the subtitle, "New Opportunities in "Cooking" with AI and Robotics" is displayed.
Masahiro Fujita, Senior Chief Researcher, VP of AI Collaboration Office in Sony Corporation
is being interviewed at the kitchen counter.
The image of "Carnegie Mellon University vs University of New South Wales",
RoboCup 2001 Sony Legged Robot League Final which took place in Seattle, is displayed.
The image of future kitchen using AI technology is displayed.
A plain white table transforms into a kitchen style, and robot arms come out.
The Man cooks using ingredients which is prepared by robot arms.
Mitsuo Okumura, Senior Art Director of Creative Center in Sony Corporation
Involved in UX design of Sony products.
Created scenarios for the concept video.
Enjoys cooking as a hobby.
Naoya Higuchi, Food Writer, and Chef
In addition to being published in magazines "Ku:nel" and "cakes",
he continues his activities as a writer, observing food cultures of different regions.
In charge of the cooking production of the concept video.
Okumura and Higuchi are talking at the dining table.
A spatula-shaped robot arm applies cream evenly around the cake,
and the child is doing the last decoration of putting the topping of fruits and etc.
Whole family is looking happily at a cake.
Besides them, there is a side table type robot carrying champagne glass.
The image of two robots are displayed.
A robot that slices violet cabbage thinly, and a cylindrical robot that can spray oil onto croquette with crumbs
and fry it in an instant.
Kaoru Yoshida, Ph.D., Associate Researcher of Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
Conducts research focused on nutrition and health,
taking a multidisciplinary approach ranging from computer science,
biology and chemistry and integrating knowledge from the East and the West.
Okumura and Higuchi are cooking, and there are various seasonings lined up on the table.
Art-like dishes are being made by chefs in the restaurant kitchen.
Photography in cooperation with Celaravird.
François Chartier, Créateur d‘Harmonies/Sommelier
Pairing of food and wine with aromatic molecules,
the science of "Moleculare Harmony and Sommellerie" was founded in 2004.
The book of aroma pairing science, "Taste buds and Molecules" is a world's best seller.
Robot arms are extended from the table transformed into a kitchen type.
They are playing each roles.
An arm always cutting to the same thinness, an arm which removes dangerous things,
and an arm doing dish washing and etc.
People are surprised and enjoy the beauty of cooked food.
At the unmanned counter, the robot arm is making and serving fine restaurant-like dishes one after another.
Movie ends with Sony's logo
Behind all Sony products, contents and services
are stories of boundless passion and unwavering dedication.
Sony Stories is a series of videos that explores
how Sony fill the world with emotion
through the power of creativity and technology.