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Miso said it had installed a Flippy Fry Station at an NBA arena, working games, concerts and events. It did not name the arena.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported · Sets Flippy Fry Station's stage
What the source says
“What started in our robot lab in Los Angeles is now live in a major NBA venue, working games, concerts, and events.”
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. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
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.
- 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.
- 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.