That's impressive, really impressive.

My system looks like it was put together by a drunk person. That is somewhat true.

A bit off-topic: Not only is this incredibly impressive, it's a great white noise video, IMHO. Can listen to the robot cook do it's thing for a loong time. The Capsicum Sabzi video has a good amount of unintended ASMR, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0kf17jxeSY

Your friend is a genius! Any idea, how much is it going to cost? And will they plan to sell it in India?

I'm not able to seek on the video he has embedded (using Chrome on Android here). I'd probably have looked for more than 10 s if I could have.

I have a lot of questions about how it might work, but above all else I'm absolutely in awe of what MechanicalChef can already do! Truly amazing automation, and I can see how this could directly benefit…nearly everyone. I wish your friend success with this (and many delicious meals too)