![]() ![]() In late 2018, our own went down to check out Creator, which cooks and assembles its burgers entirely by machine. We’ve seen other robotic burger systems before, too. Currently undergoing a trial run in Chicago, White Castle has ambitions to roll the technology out to further stores if successful. Based on a Fanuc robot arm, the system uses artificial intelligence to manage kitchen resources, Flippy is capable of managing both the grill and fryers together to ensure fries don’t get cold while the burgers are still cooking, for example. Built by Miso Robotics, the robot hangs from a ceiling rail to minimise the space taken up in the kitchen area. In their efforts to improve efficiency, White Castle have taken the bold step of installing a robotic burger flipper, imaginitively named Flippy. Flippy ROAR (Robot On A Rail) at work on the fryers in a White Castle in Chicago. Every order needs to be preparable by whichever minimum-wage worker got the shift, and be as repeatable as possible across entire countries, or even the world, to meet customer expectations. While a boutique burger joint will employ a skilled worker to get things just right, that doesn’t fly for fast food. Then it’s all about temperature and time, and getting just the right sear to bring out the natural flavors of the beef. Preparing a quality burger requires attention to the grade of meat, fat content, as well as the preparation steps before it hits the grill. In the West, fast food most commonly brings burgers to mind. And while fast food restaurants are major employers worldwide, there’s always been a firm eye cast over the gains that automation has to offer. Players in this competitive space spend huge fortunes every year on optimizing every aspect of the experience, from ordering, to queueing, to cleaning up afterwards. ![]() ![]() The concept has never just been about cooking quickly. In the fast food industry, speed is everything. ![]()
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