A TECH company has developed a system that photographs pizzas as they emerge from the oven at fast food chains so customers can see that their order is picture perfect.
Israeli based technology group Dragontail Systems, which floated on the Australian Securities Exchange in December, wants to automate quality control at restaurants, starting with pizza chains.
In the past year, Dragontail has been testing its Camera Cut Station Unit, a system of wireless sensors that monitor oven, fridge and kitchen temperatures while taking photos of freshly cooked pizzas.
The camera analyses the quality of ingredients and checks that there is nothing missing from the pizza, Dragontail chief executive Ido Levanon said. “The camera takes a picture automatically when the pizza comes out of the oven and it analyses the pizza using a mathematical model,” Mr Levanon said.
“First the quality of the dough, quality of the cheese and then it compares it to the colour and texture of what it is supposed to look like. If it doesn’t look like it’s supposed to then it alerts staff right there on the spot.”
Read the full article by Petrina Berry and AAP at Sydney Morning Herald.