Flippy is always on time, works hard, and never complains. There’s just one catch: It’s a robot. The robot cost $50 million to develop, $5,000 to deploy in the kitchen, and $3,500 per month to rent.

Following its recent pilot in select White Castles, Miso Robotics today announced a new version of its hamburger-cooking robotic arm, Flippy. The new version of the robot, simply named Flippy 2, is ...

The restaurant industry has never been for the faint of heart, what with the razor-thin profit margins and continuous churn of employees. Combine that with the economic devastation wrought by the ...

White Castle announced a pilot program Tuesday to help cook burgers and fries using a robot named Flippy. The fast-food chain and Miso Robotics, the artificial intelligence company that designed ...

In September 2020, White Castle welcomed a new member to its back of house staff: Flippy, the fry-cooking robot. The company later upgraded Flippy to a newer model — Flippy 2 — and it has since been ...

Walmart (WMT) is in the early stages of testing a kitchen robot assistant named “Flippy” at its Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters to see whether or not it’s the right fit for its in-store delis.

Miso Robotics, a California-based company, built a kitchen bot called Flippy that was able to cook 300 burgers per day and then expanded into whipping up fries with the second version. The fast-casual ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about food tech and science. When you order French fries or onion rings at one of 10 White Castle locations, a robot may ...