# Sashimi Preparation Robots Sashimi-Bot Uses Three Arms to Prepare Thin Cuts of Fresh Fish By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2026-06-26 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sashimi-bot References: [digitaltrends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/the-sashimi-robot-is-real-and-it-doesnt-fumble-at-slicing-and-dicing/)  Robots have proven remarkably capable across a wide range of industrial tasks, yet it's often the most delicate operations that require precision and sensitivity that present the greatest engineering challenges, as seen in Sashimi-Bot, a three-armed robot created by a team at the [Norwegian University of Science and Technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/GKN-Aerospace). This robot was specifically developed to prepare sashimi from [cuts of salmon and cod](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/norcod), without the need for chef oversight. Sashimi-Bot gets to work by employing each arm for a different task. While one stabilizes and positions the salmon on the cutting board, the second wields a chef’s knife for slicing, and the third retrieves finished slices and sets them on a serving tray. Uniquely, this robot was trained with deep reinforcement learning inside a virtual simulation, which involved practiced movements and trial and error, without real fish. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 7.4/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 70% | Freshness: 83% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/robots) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Autonomous Seafood Preparation:** Delicate fish slicing performed without chef supervision signals new potential for consistent premium food preparation in restaurants, markets, and commissary kitchens. - **Simulation-trained Kitchen Robots:** Virtual reinforcement learning reduces dependence on costly physical ingredients while enabling robots to master fragile, high-precision culinary tasks. - **Multi-arm Culinary Automation:** Coordinated robotic arms that stabilize, cut, and plate food introduce fresh possibilities for automating workflows once reserved for skilled human specialists. ### Where This Applies - **Foodservice:** Restaurants and catering operators gain a pathway to standardized artisanal preparation as robots replicate complex chef techniques with repeatable accuracy. - **Seafood Processing:** Automated sashimi cutting creates opportunities for higher-value seafood products with reduced labor variability and improved portion consistency. - **Robotics:** Human-like manipulation of soft, perishable materials expands the commercial frontier for robotic systems beyond factories into sensory, craft-oriented environments. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ambient Sound Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mur-mur.md) - [Four-In-One Retail Cleaning Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cleaning-robots1.md) - [Desktop Robot Companions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xiaobu.md) - [Autonomous Inventory Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelf-scanning-robot.md) - [Furniture-Inspired Home Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/futurewave-furny.md) - [Human-Centered Home Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Hello-Robot.md) - [Agent Workflow Toolkits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cosmos-3.md) - [Modular Property Maintenance Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yarbo-modular-yard-robot.md) - [Twenty-Legged Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/argus.md)