AI Models Enter the Kitchen: wan AIChef Launches Kitchen Intelligence System

On December 12, the 16th China High-End Home Appliance Trends Release and Red Dot Award Ceremony was held in Beijing. Known as the 'Oscars' of China's high-end home appliance sector, the Red Dot Award is a benchmark for innovation and advancement in the industry. At this grand event, wan AIChef, a rising star in the kitchen appliance industry, successfully secured a nomination in the "Smart Premium Product" category with its innovative creation, the "wan AIChef Ultra Cooking Intelligence System," drawing significant industry attention.

Currently, the home appliance industry is grappling with the challenges of a saturated market, making innovation and upgrading essential for high-quality development. This year’s Red Dot Award focused heavily on new categories and technologies, using its prestigious honors to encourage industry breakthroughs. Against this backdrop, wan AIChef Ultra stood out, injecting new vitality into the kitchen appliance industry and showcasing the immense potential of next-generation AI-powered kitchen appliances.

Liu Guanzhong, the father of Chinese industrial design and a senior liberal arts professor at Tsinghua University, emphasized in his speech: "Enterprises should design based on the deep-seated needs of users and consumers, not be confined by traditional product concepts. They must break free from conventional processes and concepts to spark creativity. It’s crucial to think about deeper innovation logic, solve problems creatively, and explore the future forms of homes and home appliances."

Liu Guanzhong, the father of Chinese industrial design and a senior liberal arts professor at Tsinghua University, shared his insights at the event.

The wan AIChef Ultra Cooking Intelligence System was shortlisted for the Red Dot Award in the "Smart Premium Product" category.

As the top honor in the home appliance industry, the Red Dot Award subjects each nominee to multiple rounds of rigorous evaluation. This year, over 332,800 netizens participated in the public voting phase for the award, and only products selected by consumers advanced to the expert review stage. The expert panel evaluated entries based on five key dimensions: technological advancement, high-end leadership, design aesthetics, energy efficiency, and user experience. Among these, technological advancement and high-end leadership carried the highest weight.

wan AIChef Ultra Cooking Intelligence System Wins Red Dot Award Nomination

As the industry’s first kitchen cooking intelligence system, wan AIChef Ultra received unanimous recognition from the judging panel for its technological advancements. This system enables machines to cook like human chefs, giving everyone access to a 'personal chef.' While current AI-powered kitchen appliances still rely on manual dish selection for programmed cooking or single-ingredient recognition, wan AIChef’s Tiancu Recognition System can identify Chinese home-style dishes in seconds and autonomously match them with appropriate cooking methods. During cooking, the wan AIChef Egg Nest 4D Ultra-Sensitive Temperature Control System achieves 'different temperatures in the same cavity' by precisely controlling microwave distribution, allowing different breakfast combinations to be heated simultaneously at varying temperatures. Its intelligent stepless frequency conversion technology prevents localized overheating of ingredients, reducing lipid oxidation and unhealthy fat intake. Additionally, it can heat and cook food without adding extra oil, helping to lower fat content and promote healthier eating.

Behind wan AIChef Ultra’s innovative performance is the Zhurong Cooking Model, developed through four years of research on over 1,000 home-style dishes created by more than 100 renowned chefs, and trained over a million times using AI to mimic human cooking algorithms. As users interact with the system, it intelligently generates personalized models, enabling customized meal planning.

In terms of environmental sustainability, wan AIChef Ultra meets China’s Grade 1 energy efficiency standards. The product can be continuously upgraded through software, extending its lifecycle and enabling green innovation from the source. By defining hardware through software and driving product intelligence with AI, wan AIChef has paved a new path for innovation and advancement in the kitchen appliance industry.

Technology for All: Bringing Smart Cooking to Every Household

Since its inception, wan AIChef has been committed to using AI technology to serve the daily cooking and dietary health needs of every family, enhancing household happiness. In November this year, wan AIChef hosted a unique culinary challenge at a market in Liede, Guangzhou, preparing 300 dishes for the local community. This event allowed everyone to enjoy healthy and delicious Chinese cuisine conveniently, bringing smart cooking into the homes of ordinary people—a vision that aligns closely with the Red Dot Award’s mission of serving a better life for all.

In the kitchen appliance industry, wan AIChef is both a newcomer and a disruptor. The company defines itself not as a conventional home appliance manufacturer but as a technology company rooted in artificial intelligence. Leveraging its leading data and AI capabilities, wan AIChef will provide high-quality culinary digitalization system services to industry partners, driving the development of intelligent cooking. Moving forward, wan AIChef will continue to push technological boundaries, setting new standards for high-end kitchen appliances in the AI era and delivering healthy, convenient cooking experiences to every household.

Source: DoNews, December 13, 2024.