White Castle is introducing a burger-grilling robot. The privately held restaurant chain has announced a partnership with the Pasadena, California-based startup Miso Robotics to introduce Flippy at one of its Chicago-area restaurants in September.
The privately held restaurant chain on Wednesday announced a partnership with the Pasadena, California-based startup Miso Robotics to introduce Flippy, an automated kitchen assistant, at one of its Chicago-area restaurants in September."We are thrilled to bring the future into our kitchen with solutions that will transform the industry and make the White Castle experience all that it can be for generations to come," Lisa Ingram, CEO of White Castle, said in a statement.
Flippy's debut in a major fast food chain is renewing questions and concerns about automation in the food industry. Read MoreAccording to Miso, robotic fast-food workers could prevent the spread of food-borne pathogens by using thermal imaging to detect when meat is undercooked. They would also help limit human workers' exposure to food, reducing the chances of spreading illness. But automation inevitably raises concerns about taking jobs away from people.
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