2024 SXSW Pitch SHEN NONG SHI Global Debut

SHEN NONG SHI was selected to participate in the 2024 SXSW (South by Southwest), joining the world’s most innovative and promising tech startups to exchange ideas and share insights. We also delivered an exciting pitch presentation on-site!

March 9, 2024 | Austin, Texas, USA

About
SHEN NONG SHI

We are an innovative company with top-tier teams, revolutionizing the future dining experience through Embodied AI, Robotics automation, and Sim2Real simulation technology, empowering restaurants, chefs, and kitchens, creating a new lifestyle and dining experience.

Our partners include a seasoning giant marketing to over sixty countries globally, the world's highest valued GPU and computing platform company, and Asia's largest chef community network.

How does
SHEN NONG SHI innovate the future of dining?

By integrating technology, design, culture, and cuisine, starting from Eastern culinary traditions, Shennong aims to capture the essence of diverse flavors and make them scientific.

We are building a comprehensive system to digitize culinary wisdom, automate cooking processes, and globalize the deliciousness of Chinese cuisine.

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Talent that Extends Across Various Fields

We are a collective of passionate, curious, and deeply dedicated researchers, scientists, artists, designers, and chefs, committed to reinterpreting culinary culture and heritage through a new lens.

By integrating AI, robotics, and professional culinary expertise, we aim to bridge the gap in modern gastronomy’s understanding of diverse cultures, with a focus on innovating within the realm of Eastern culinary techniques to unlock new possibilities for the future of food.

As part of our mission to drive both innovation and preservation, we are honored to collaborate with Professor Shao-Hua Sun and the NTU Robot Learning Lab at National Taiwan University.

Through this partnership, we bring cutting-edge research and technical support into the world of Chinese cuisine, embedding robotic learning and data-driven insights to challenge and harmonize the relationship between tradition and modernity.

Frank Shen

Director of Applied R&D / COO

#AI #NLP #CV #FinTech #Digital Transformation

Shao-Hua Sun

Assistant Professor, NTU

Professor Shao-Hua Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University.

He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from NTU in 2014 and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California in 2022.

His work focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence, robot learning, and practical applications.

Jeff Shih

R&D Chef

Chef Jeff was the former Head Chef at Alma Spanish Cuisine and Gubami Social.

His family owns Qingqing Restaurant, a renowned culinary institution in Taiwan with over 40 years of history.

Meet our team

Bruce Wu

Director of Interaction Design

#InteractiveDesign
#DigitalProductManagement
#MixedRealityDevelopment

Matt Wang

Engineering Manager - Robotics

#R&D Lead
#Robotics
#Motion Planning
#Control
#Optimization

Jake Wang

Product Manager

#Product Management
#Software Development
#Hardware Development
#Artificial Intelligence
#Restaurant Entrepreneur

Michael Huang

Robotics Engineer

#Robotics
#Motion Control
#Mechatronics

Zhenyu Li

CV / AL Engineer

#AI #CV #ROS #IsaacROS #ModelArchitecture #MLOps #GenrativeAI #AgenticAI #LLM #VLM #LE SSERAFIM #Chaewon

WY Chien

Senior AI Robotics Engineer

#perception #computervision #pcl #openCV #rOS #CAD #catia #fusion360 #blender #ue5 #3Dprint #omniverse #issacSim #machinelearning #rosarchitecture #systemcontrol

Maoyang Chien

Senior Automation Engineer

#manufacture automatic control
#robotics application software development
#software project management

Jonah Kuo

Senior Hardware Engineer

#Robotics#System integration
#Automation #Hardware designing
#Product manufacture
#NTUST EE

Jimmy Weng

Creative Technologist

#Mindfulness
#DesignThinking
#DataScience

Morgan Wang

Product Design Engineer

#CAD
#Mechanical Deisgn
Columbia University

Eric Su

System Integration Engineer

#Robotics #Fusion360
#Manufacture #Django Full Stack

Katy Yang

Office Manager

#National Taipei University of Technology

Juien Lin

Business and R&D Assistant

#Design Trend Analyst
#Scuola Politecnica di Design- Food Design and Innovation
# Home Goods Product Designer

Ken Leong

Systems Engineer

#NTUT
#Backend
#Blockchain

Flora Tseng

UI UX Designer

#UIUX
#InteractiveDesign

We are hiring!

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FAQs

Who created SHEN NONG SHI ?

The members of SHEN NONG SHI come from various fields and top institutions around the world, including UC Berkeley, Singularity University, Columbia University, Carnegie Mellon University, Imperial College London, Royal College of Art, National Taiwan University, National Taipei University of Technology, and National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism.

With rich experience and cross-disciplinary innovation, our team spans industries such as prominent U.S. food automation company Miso Robotics, semiconductor, IoT, interactive design, and culinary business like Michelin-recommended restaurant Alma. Though from diverse backgrounds, our shared mission brings us together.

This is a project that enables the inheritance of diverse culinary cultures in the era of smart manufacturing, creating a profound technological revolution that intersects with five millennia of culinary heritage!

What is SHEN NONG SHI ?

We are a leading innovation company, revolutionizing the future dining experience through AI (Artificial Intelligence), Robotics automation, and Sim2Real simulation technology.

We empower restaurants, chefs, and kitchens to create a whole new lifestyle.Our partners include seasoning giants marketing to over sixty countries globally, the world's highest-valued GPU and computing platform company, and Asia's largest chef community network.

Is SHEN NONG SHI a restaurant ?

SHEN NONG SHI is more than just a restaurant; it is a platform that integrates technology, humanities, culinary arts, and welcomes professionals from various fields for research, creation, and exchange.

What type of cuisine does SHEN NONG SHI focus on ?

SHEN NONG SHI focuses on Eastern cuisine, particularly emphasizing the unique flavor of 'Wok Hei' stir-fried dishes. In the future, we will expand to include various styles of cuisine and functional dining, co-creating the future of living.

Will SHEN NONG SHI sell meals or products to the public ?

Yes! We can't wait to share with you the new meals and experiences created through human-machine collaboration and AI participation. Stay tuned!

What is the future dining experience of SHEN NONG SHI ?

SHEN NONG SHI aims to create a dining experience that is not only incredibly delicious and satisfying but also filled with elements of science, entertainment, creativity, and collectibility, providing a new generation of sensations.

Are there any benefits to staying updated with SHEN NONG SHI ?

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The vision and goals of SHEN NONG SHI ?

SHEN NONG SHI aims to integrate technology, design, culture, and cuisine, starting from Chinese culinary culture, to capture the essence of diverse flavors and make them scientific.

We are building a platform system to digitize culinary wisdom, automate cooking processes, and globalize the deliciousness of Chinese cuisine.