Every now and then, technology does not screw us over. This machine pops out pancakes at a rate of 200 pancakes per hour. Two. Hundred. Pancakes. Per hour. You want one, and you want to lie beneath it ...

Raphael Gomes tests an omelette-making robot and pancake machine, seeing if automation beats human cooking.

We believe that cooking well is a craft that takes skill, good taste, and a sharp mind. But as robot technology keeps getting better, it turns out that a lot of meals can be pretty competently handled ...