# Robots are making French fries faster, better than humans Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2022-10-04 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: High-Tech Fast-Food Fry Robot Flippy 2 Cooks Multiple Meals Meta Description: Discover how Flippy 2 revolutionises fast-food with high-tech frying automation. Watch the robotic arm in action and see how it improves order speed! URL: https://financedigest.com/robots-are-making-french-fries-faster-better-than-humanshtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2022-10-04t133833z4lynxmpei930jzrtroptp4tech-robot-french-fries-1736815102032-compressed.jpg) PASADENA, Calif. (Reuters) -Fast-food French fries and onion rings are going high-tech, thanks to a company in Southern California. Miso Robotics Inc in Pasadena has started rolling out its Flippy 2 robot, which automates the process of deep frying potatoes, onions and other foods. A big robotic arm like those in auto plants – directed by cameras and [artificial intelligence](https://www.financedigest.com/types-of-artificial-intelligence.html "Types of artificial intelligence") – takes frozen French fries and other foods out of a freezer, dips them into hot oil, then deposits the ready-to-serve product into a tray. Flippy 2 can cook several meals with different recipes simultaneously, [reducing the need](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-businesses-need-to-embrace-payment-technologies-to-reduce-financial-damage-risk.html "UK businesses need to embrace payment technologies to reduce financial damage risk") for catering staff and, says Miso, speed up order delivery at drive-through windows. “When an [order comes](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-orders-housebuilders-to-come-up-with-5-billion-plan-to-remove-cladding.html "UK orders housebuilders to come up with billion plan to remove cladding") in through the restaurant system, it automatically spits out the instructions to Flippy,” Miso Chief Executive Mike Bell said in an interview. ” … It does it faster or more accurately, more reliably and happier than most humans do it,” Bell added. Miso said it took five [years to develop](https://www.financedigest.com/the-next-upcoming-years-to-see-the-dental-lasers-market-develop-on-an-organic-note.html "The Next Upcoming Years To See The Dental Lasers Market Develop On An Organic Note") Flippy and recently made it commercially available. The robot’s name comes from Flippy, an earlier robot designed to flip burgers. But once Miso’s [team finished that machine](https://www.financedigest.com/scaling-a-small-data-team-with-the-power-of-machine-learning.html "Scaling a Small Data Team with the Power of Machine Learning"), they realized there was a much tighter bottleneck at the fry station, particularly late at night. Bell said Flippy 2 makes a splash – at first. “When we put a robot into a location, the [customers that come](https://www.financedigest.com/any-business-can-now-offer-their-customers-financial-services-how-embedded-finance-is-reinventing-the-wheel-when-it-comes-to-banking.html "Any business can now offer their customers financial services: How embedded finance is reinventing the wheel when it comes to banking") up and order, they all take pictures, they take videos, they ask a bunch of questions. And then the second time they come in, they seem not to even notice it, just take it for granted,” he said. Miso engineers can watch Flippy 2 robots working in [real time](https://www.financedigest.com/its-time-for-real-time-accountancy.html "It’s time for real time accountancy ") on a big screen, enabling them to help troubleshoot any problems that crop up. A number of restaurant [chains have adopted the robotic](https://www.financedigest.com/the-internet-of-robotic-things-how-iot-and-robotics-are-evolving-to-benefit-the-supply-chain.html "The Internet of Robotic Things: How IoT and robotics are evolving to benefit the supply chain ") fry cook, including Jack in the Box in San Diego, White Castle in the Midwest and CaliBurger on the West Coast, Bell said. Bell said three other big U.S. fast-food chains have put Flippy 2 to work, but says they’re hesitant to advertise because of sensitivities about perceptions that [robots are taking jobs away from humans](https://www.financedigest.com/human-robotics-will-robots-replace-bankers.html "Human Robotics: Will Robots replace Bankers?"). “The task that the humans are most happy to offload are tasks like the fry station. … They’re delighted to have the help so they can do other things,” Bell said. Miso Robotics has [around 90 engineers](https://www.financedigest.com/engineering-pipe-hanger-and-support-market-estimates-the-to-expand-at-around-4-8-cagr-from-2021-to-2031-2.html "Engineering Pipe Hanger and Support Market Estimates The To Expand At Around 4.8% CAGR from 2021 to 2031"), who tinker with prototypes or work on computer code. One of its [next projects](https://www.financedigest.com/isostearyl-alcohol-market-is-projected-to-expand-at-a-cagr-of-4-5-over-the-next-decade-expanding-1-6x-by-2030.html "Isostearyl Alcohol Market is projected to expand at a CAGR of 4.5% over the next decade, expanding 1.6X by 2030") is Sippy, a drink-making robot which will take an order from a customer, pour drinks, put lids on them, insert a straw and group them together. Bell said that some day, [people will “walk into a restaurant and look at a robot and say](https://www.financedigest.com/britain-says-6000-more-people-needed-for-trial-of-merck-covid-pill.html "Britain says 6,000 more people needed for trial of Merck COVID pill"), ‘Hey, remember the old days when humans used to do that kind of thing?’ “And those days … it’s coming. … It’s just a matter of … how quick.” (Reporting by Phil Lavelle and Sandra Stojanovic; editing by Jonathan Oatis) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---