Pancake Printer

Alaska Air has been making headlines with their pancake printers, available in select Alaska Airlines Board Room locations throughout the U.S. It turns out, there are more than 7,000 Popcake machines in college, hospital and casino cafeterias around the world, churning out (reportedly) delicious, fresh flapjacks on demand.

Recently, another printer known as PancakeBot was introduced that takes pancake-making one step further. Although it’s not technically a 3-D printer, the concept is similar, allowing you to draw and design pancakes in any shape you desire. The first prototype was built using a Lego® Mindstorms® robotics kit, and a YouTube video of the creative machine went viral. The developer has since designed a second generation version that utilizes an Arduino open-source platform and a couple of Adafruit motors.

Although the main goal of Project PancakeBot has been to inspire children’s interest in engineering and robotics, who knows? Could this become the next big thing in breakfast fare?