Service
White Castle became the first fast-food chain to test Flippy, at one restaurant in the Chicago area, as a trial for possibly using it in more kitchens.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“It's a trial run for potentially bringing the robot to other White Castle kitchens across the country, the company said.”
What it means
Flippy Fry Station, from Miso Robotics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on Flippy Fry Station
- Miso bought the technology and patents of Zume, the failed pizza-robot company. Terms were not disclosed.
- Miso said Flippy had cooked more than 5 million baskets of food in real restaurants.
- Miso said it had installed a Flippy Fry Station at an NBA arena, working games, concerts and events. It did not name the arena.
- Jack in the Box began a small trial of Miso's Flippy 2 robot at one of its San Diego restaurants.
- White Castle said it would put Flippy into about 10 more of its restaurants. Deal terms were not disclosed.
- Miso showed Flippy, then a burger-grilling robot, with burger chain CaliBurger, which tested it in a Pasadena restaurant and said it would use it in at least 50 restaurants over two years.