Miso Robotics' Flippy nabs first gig with a national restaurant chain; the autonomous kitchen assistant, now on rails, will be frying everything from french fries to onion rings at a test location in the Midwest
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Flippy, a robotic burger and fry cook that’s had gigs at Dodger Stadium and emerging fast-casual chain CaliBurger, has finally landed a job with a national restaurant chain: White Castle.
The iconic quick-service burger chain has hired Flippy, created by Miso Robotics, for a one-store test that starts in September or October in the Chicago region.
Chain leaders say they are looking to bring autonomous kitchen assistants to restaurants to enhance food quality, develop contactless cooking and help boost menu innovation.
“We think customers of today and tomorrow are going to want contact-free cook zones. We see this as being what's next in the kitchen,” White Castle vice president Jamie Richardson told Nation’s Restaurant News in a phone int...
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