But can it cook? Planet Money checks out restaurant automation — and a robot wok

Automation has made its way into restaurant kitchens. Planet Money looks at what the effects of automation have been historically — and watches a robot wok in action to see how it may change things.

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Automation has dramatically changed industries from cars to electronics manufacturing. Now automation tools are making their way into restaurant kitchens. From our Planet Money podcast, Erika Beras and Justin Kramon visited a robot chef to see what it can do and how it might change the industry.

JUSTIN KRAMON, BYLINE: We’re standing in a restaurant kitchen in

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