The Army is experimenting with an autonomous dining facility in South Korea and the chow line might never look the same.

The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command launched the pilot program, called Market 19, within Camp Walker Dining Facility on Nov. 12, according to a Department of Defense press release .

“Soldiers and civilians can select menu items on a touchscreen interface and the system automatically portions, cooks and plates each meal,” the release reads. The robotic cooking system is programmed to make meals using Army recipes.

A display shows nutritional information and food choices, including Korean dishes like bibimbap, kimchi fried rice and budae jjigae.

The new automated system will not completely remove human oversight, however.

“Our culinary specialists will still

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