Object Status Recognition

The computer vision task of identifying the current condition or transformation state of objects, such as whether an ingredient is raw, chopped, sauteed, or blended. Object status recognition goes beyond simple object detection (identifying what is present) to understand how objects have changed through interaction. In assistive cooking technology, tracking object status provides more reliable progress tracking than action recognition because it focuses on outcomes (the state of ingredients) rather than the specific tools or methods used to achieve them.