How do Robot make burgers..new chef

 

Robots and self-driving cars are the key heroes of the coronavirus outbreak, and now they might soon be cooking our food, too.

In mid-July, White Castle—the oldest hamburger restaurant within the U.S.—announced that it's partnering with Miso Robotics, a Pasadena, California-based industrial automation company, to make a robot which will serve hamburgers. Named Flippy, this robot will begin preparing patties and dunking fries into hot vats of oil sometime this fall.

In mid-July, White Castle—the oldest hamburger restaurant within the U.S.—announced that it's partnering with Miso Robotics, a Pasadena, California-based industrial automation company, to make a robot which will serve hamburgers. Named Flippy, this robot will begin preparing patties and dunking fries into hot vats of oil sometime this fall.

Like many sectors, the restaurant industry has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and has been forced to reexamine business operations and best practices," the corporate stated during a handout . "White Castle's decision to pilot Flippy within the kitchen creates an avenue for reduced human contact with food during the cooking process—reducing potential for transmission of food pathogens.

According to a product page on the Miso Robotics website, Flippy can learn from its surroundings to assist acquire new skills over time, and may seamlessly switch between flipping burgers (or the other food in question) and cleaning up the cooktop. It can work continuously for 100,000 hours and is compliant with standards set by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health

Flippy is not the only robot getting into the restaurant industry. Sony and Carnegie Mellon University have joined forces to build robots with the dexterity and precision required to handle food prep, cooking, and delivery. Boston University researchers have built a pair of robots which will cook and assemble hot dogs, including toppings. And in Mountain View, California, a robot named Vincenzo works for Zume Pizza, removing the piping hot food from the ovens to assist reduce human injuries.

White Castle's vice chairman of shareholder relations, Jamie Richardson, told TechCrunch that Miso Robotics is currently installing Flippy at a undisclosed location within the Chicago area. The robot will be integrated with White Castle's point-of-sale system so that it can immediately begin cooking as soon as a cashier places the order.

That first Flippy robot will come online in September.