EXCLUSIVE: Walmart is testing a robot fry cook named 'Flippy' at its delis

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EXCLUSIVE: Walmart is testing a robot fry cook named 'Flippy' at its delis
Julia La Roche
Reporter
December 10, 2018

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.

Flippy is the world’s first autonomous robotic kitchen assistant powered by artificial intelligence from Miso Robotics, a two-year-old startup. The robot made headlines a year ago debuting as the burger-flipping robot at a CaliBurger franchise in Pasadena.

More recently, Flippy got a gig at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles with vending food service company Levy Restaurants, part of Compass Group, to fry up chicken tenders and tater tots. Through the World Series, Flippy churned out 17,000 pounds worth of the fried foods. It’s able to fry up to eight baskets of food simultaneously.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-walmart-testing-robot-fry-cook-delis-154733360.html

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Walmart people should be grateful to those people who demanded $15/hr. wages for putting them out of jobs.