Robot 'PR2' flips a pancake in a laboratory kitchen of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI) at the Institute of Informatics and Automation (TZI) of Bremen University in Bremen, Germany, 27 February 2013.
The robot can experimentally do hou HAYWARD, Calif. - Robots that can cook - from flipping burgers to baking bread - are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers.Starting this fall, the White Castle burger chain will test a robot arm that can cook french fries and other foods.
The robot, dubbed Flippy, is made by Pasadena, California-based Miso Robotics.White Castle and Miso have been discussing a partnership for about a year.