Robotic burger flipper for commercial kitchens
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o longer pie in the sky,
“Much like self-driving vehicles, our sys-
fewer errors,” said John Miller, chairman
robotic kitchen assistants
tem continuously learns from its experiences
of Cali Group. “Our investment in Miso
are now a reality.
to improve over time,” said David Zito, CEO
Robotics is part of our broader vision for
Miso Robotics and
of Miso Robotics. “Though we are starting
creating a unified operating system that will
Cali Group have released
with the relatively ‘simple’ task of cooking
control all aspects of a restaurant from in-
Flippy, an artificial intelli-
burgers, our proprietary AI software al-
store interactive gaming entertainment to
gence-driven robot that will work alongside
lows our kitchen assistants to be adaptable
automated ordering and cooking processes,
kitchen staff at CaliBurger restaurants. The
and therefore can be trained to help with
‘intelligent’ food delivery and real-time de-
robotic kitchen assistant will be used to flip
almost any dull, dirty or dangerous task in
tection of operating errors and pathogens.”
burgers and place them onto buns.
a commercial kitchen — whether it’s frying
The integration of Miso Robotics into
chicken, cutting vegetables or final plating.”
CaliBurger’s kitchens will allow the chain to
the robot will roll out through 2018 and is
“The application of artificial intelligence
redeploy some of its staff to the dining room
expected to be in more than 50 CaliBurger
to robotic systems that work next to our
to engage more with customers. CaliBurger
restaurants worldwide by the end of 2019.
employees in CaliBurger restaurants will
will also collaborate with Miso Robotics to
Miso Robotics is pioneering the use of
allow us to make food faster, safer and with
retrain certain staff to operate Flippy.
Debuting at CaliBurger in Pasadena,
computer vision and deep learning software to bring low-cost, adaptable robotics into restaurants. The company’s collaborative kitchen assistant handles the hazardous, tedious and time-sensitive aspects of grilling and cooks burgers to perfection every time. It easily integrates into CaliBurger’s current kitchen layout without needing to reconfigure existing equipment. While artificial intelligence is being successfully tested and employed to drive cars, manage the home and message with customers, Miso Robotics is the first company to bring robotics and AI into the kitchen in a meaningful way.
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Image credit: Miso Robotics.
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