A Robot Might Cook Your Next White Castle Burger
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Earlier this month, the fast food chain White Castle announced it would begin using an autonomous fry cook robot, called Flippy, to reduce human contact in its restaurants.
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The move is meant to reduce human contact with food amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Flippy will start flipping patties at a White Castle in Chicago sometime this fall.
Robots and self-driving cars have been the secret heroes of the coronavirus outbreak, and now they could soon be cooking our food, too.
In mid-July, White Castle—the oldest hamburger restaurant in the U.S.—announced that it’s partnering with