WellSpan Health has launched a robotic dining system at a location in York, Pa. Known as Fresh Take Eatery, the dining system provides patients and employees at WellSpan York Hospital with around-the-clock access to on-demand foodservice.

Images courtesy of WellSpan Health WellSpan views Fresh Take Eatery as a complement to existing dining options, saying that it can produce hundreds of made-to-order fresh meal combinations, including pasta dishes, bowls and salads, per a WellSpan release.

Fresh Take Eatery measures 400 square feet and the system’s capabilities include autonomous ingredient storage and retrieval, precision cooking, automated plating and serving and self-cleaning functionality, the release added. It features four cooking modules that can prepare food simultaneously with using up to 80 ingredients; the same ones utilized in WellSpan York Hospital's cafeteria.

“As the WellSpan York Hospital campus continues to grow, the demand for food services has increased,” said Alyssa Moyer, vice president, WellSpan Health and president, WellSpan York Hospital. “Fresh Take Eatery will help meet these growing demands, providing another option for team members and visitors to find healthy, fresh meals.”

WellSpan York Hospital's Fresh Take Eatery

Want to see the Fresh Take Eatery in action? WellSpan Health has a video of its robotic dining system, here.