Posted 1/27/2024, 1:43:58 PM
California Restaurant Deploys Burger-Flipping Robots to Boost Efficiency Amid Labor Shortage
- A restaurant in California, CaliExpress, is using AI robots and automation in its kitchen
- The robots include a grill bot that can cook 100 patties an hour and a fry bot, Flippy, that can fry 250 lbs of fries per hour
- The technology allows the restaurant to operate with fewer human employees
- Researchers say most jobs won't be fully automated but robots can handle repetitive tasks
- The restaurant owner says the robots improve food consistency and help amid labor shortages