Service
White Castle said it would put Flippy into about 10 more of its restaurants. Deal terms were not disclosed.
A dated step forward on the record · Sets Flippy Fry Station's stage
What the source says
“roughly 10 new White Castle locations will be rolling out”
What it means
Flippy Fry Station, from Miso Robotics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. This event is one of the milestones that placed it there.
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 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.
- 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.