How a burger-making robot named Flippy could impact fast food jobs

How a burger-making robot named Flippy could impact fast food jobs

Image: Miso Robotics In March 2017, kitchen staff at a CaliBurger restaurant in Pasadena, CA, met a new coworker unlike any other: A robot named Flippy.

Created by Miso Robotics, Flippy is an AI-powered robot that assists kitchen staff in flipping and grilling burgers at the global fast-food chain CaliBurgers.Through its computer vision and deep learning software, Flippy is built to handle "the hazardous, tedious, time-intensive aspects of grilling," from prep work to the final assembly of the burgers, according to the company. (Here’s a video demonstration that shows Flippy flipping burger patties and assembling them on buns.)

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