Featuring an advanced, fully functional robot integrated into a designed, professional kitchen, the Moley Robotics Kitchen is the world's first robotic kitchen that can cook with the skills and flair of a master chef.

The system was created by U.K.-based Moley Robotics, which aims to develop a consumer version with an affordable price tag within two years, supported by an iTunes-style library of recipes that can be downloaded for the robo-chef to cook in the home.

It features two fully articulated hands, made by the Shadow Robot Company, whose products are used in the nuclear industry and by NASA. The dexterous hands are able to faithfully reproduce the movements of a human hand, cooking up Michelin-starred delicacies with all the skill and flair of a master chef. The cooking skills of Master Chef Tim Anderson, winner of the BBC Master Chef title, were recorded on the system - every motion, nuance and flourish - then replayed as his exact movements through the robotic hands.

The kitchen operates via built-in touchscreen or a smartphone app. The prototype was premiered to widespread acclaim at Hanover Messe, the international robotics show. The consumer version set for launch in 2017 will be supported by an iTunes' style library of around 2,000 recipes.