{"id":32973,"date":"2021-09-21T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=32973"},"modified":"2021-09-21T16:20:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T16:20:25","slug":"creative-machines-lab-3d-printer-chef-02109214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/creative-machines-lab-3d-printer-chef-02109214\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Machines Lab Develops 3D Printer That Can Cook Like A Chef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New York City, renowned for its world-class restaurants, now has a new rising chef on the food scene\u2014a 3D printer! The Creative Machines Lab at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science was able to use 3D printing technology to print and cook chicken. Results of the blind taste test revealed that with further development and research this technology may be a viable cooking option with broader industrial applications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<em>What we still don\u2019t have is what we call \u2018Food CAD\u2019, sort of the Photoshop of food. We need a high-level software that enables people who are not programmers or software developers to design the foods they want. And then we need a place where people can share digital recipes like we share music<\/em>,\u201d said Professor Hod Lipson, Director of the Creative Machines Lab. The Creative Machines Lab builds robots capable of self-replicating, self-reflecting, asking questions, and expressing creativity. With these capabilities, it&#8217;s very likely we will be seeing more advanced results from this research team.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32994\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32994\" class=\"wp-image-32994 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/3Dnatives-inside-article-700x400-1.png\" alt=\"Creative Machines Lab 3D Printed meat Chef\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/3Dnatives-inside-article-700x400-1.png 700w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/3Dnatives-inside-article-700x400-1-600x343.png 600w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/3Dnatives-inside-article-700x400-1-160x91.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue laser is used to cook the 3D bioprinted chicken. (Photo Credit: Jonathan Blutinger\/Columbia Engineering)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Creative Machines Lab 3D Printer Chef<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to cook the 3D-printed chicken samples, blue lasers and infrared light with pulsed heating were applied to the meat product and calibrated for a variety of parameters such as cooking depth, moisture retention, and of course, flavor. Each parameter was then analyzed independently and controlled during the research study while maintaining stringent food safety protocols. During the blind taste test, the majority of testers preferred the laser-cooked meat to those who enjoyed the conventionally cooked meat samples.<\/p><div class=\"dnati-inside-article-leaderboard\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"dnati-3955139275\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/3717757396787\/WN_sBfwcCHoQSq1mEANYpWa6Q\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LB (3)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/LB-3.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Combining additive manufacturing and software into the cooking process allows for creative food design and enables cooks to customize meals with precision. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3d-printing-food-a-new-revolution-in-cooking\/\">3D-printed food has been around since 2007<\/a>, the research team proclaims this technology and their experiments have the ability to disintermediate food supply chains while generating horizontal markets in this growing industry. The research study entitled \u2018<em>Precision cooking for printed foods via multiwavelength lasers<\/em>\u2019 was published in the NPJ Science of Food academic journal. Learn more about this food project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41538-021-00107-1\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What do you think of Creative Machines Lab&#8217;S 3D-printing project? Let us know in a comment below or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/3Dnatives\/\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3Dnatives_en\/\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0pages. Don\u2019t forget to sign up for our free weekly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3d-printing-newsletter\/\">newsletter<\/a>, with all the latest news in 3D printing delivered straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cover Photo Credit: UnSplash<\/p>\n<div class=\"dnati-after-content\" id=\"dnati-2343415821\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/amcoe.org\/event\/design-for-additive-manufacturing-design-at-elevation\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"DfAM course-850&#215;150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-600x106.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-768x136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-160x28.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City, renowned for its world-class restaurants, now has a new rising chef on the food scene\u2014a 3D printer! 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