Company creates fast food cook robot that's cheaper than a human employee

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Company creates fast food cook robot that's cheaper than a human employee
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A robotics company headquartered in Illinois has unveiled a robot that can autonomously prepare chicken wings.

Nala Robotic's"Wingman" robot can receive frozen wings, fries, and other similar products, fry them in a basket, shake off excess oil, and even season food all within its own artificial intelligence station. The Wingman can even plate each item and cleans itself.

“The Wingman is our latest robot to help restaurants and other food providers boost efficiency in the kitchen and scale production, while minimizing the potential for contamination,” CEO of Nala Robotics Ajay Sunkara said in a press release. “It’s no secret that chicken wings are a very popular food choice in America and across the globe, prepared in a variety of styles and cuisines.

There are nearly 3.1 million fast food workers in the U.S. as of May 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Their median wage was just over $12, making their median annual wage $25,100. Those within the 90th percentile of employees made over $32,000. California has the most fast food workers with an average wage of $15.61. Arkansas has the fewest, providing an average wage of $11.68.White Castle recently bought the Flippy robot to assist in hamburger-making across 100 of its locations.

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