Bouebot is set to make its grand debut at the Paris International Agricultural Show, one of the world’s major food production trade fairs, which runs from February 26 to March 6. (Photo: AFP)
SIERRE: Switzerland’s national dish is fondue, a simmering pot of heartwarming melted cheese — that can now be prepared, stirred up and served by a robot, thanks to some high-tech wizardry.
A Swiss team has been beavering away on Bouebot, the robotic creation putting a futuristic twist on an Alpine tradition.
Outside in the Rhone glacial valley bisecting Switzerland’s southern Wallis region, crisp mountain air blows down from the glistening snowy peaks.
But inside Workshop 4.0’s headquarters in Sierre, below the Crans-Montana ski resort, the air is hot from Bouebot’s whirring servers and thick with the smell of…
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