System and method for providing meal order, preparation and delivery service

A system and method for providing meal order, preparation and delivery service. The system comprises an order receiving unit configured to receive an order for a meal selected from a plurality of offered meals of different types, a meal storage and preservation unit configured to store and preserve the meal before preparation thereof, a meal preparation unit configured to prepare the meal, and an output part for outputting the meal prepared With the meal preparation unit thereto. The system further comprises a container for containing the meal therein, configured such that the meal can be stored, preserved, prepared and dispensed by the meal storage and preservation unit, the meal preparation unit, the output part, respectively, While the meal is contained in the container. A robotic device is provided Which comprises a manipulator configured to move the container, including a holding means configured to hold the container, the robotic device being arranged so that each of the meal storage and preservation unit, the meal preparation unit and the output part are Within the operating range of the manipulator. The system further includes a control unit, comprising a processor communicatively coupled to the robotic device, and a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing data related to the order and the meal into a database and instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to control the robotic device to successively remove the container from the meal storage and preservation unit, place the container into the meal preparation unit, remove the container from the meal preparation unit, and move the container to the output part.