Posted on 02/22/2022 3:35:15 PM PST by Enlightened1
The robotics program will take place in nearly one-third of the company’s locations.
Midwestern fast-food chain White Castle is outsourcing some of its jobs to robots.
The hamburger chain announced plans this week to install Miso Robotics' "Flippy 2" in 100 locations.
The Ohio-based chain has been experimenting with the robotic fry cook since September 2020, when the original "Flippy" was installed in a Chicago area restaurant. After upgrading to "Flippy 2" at the original test location in November 2021, White Castle decided to roll out a larger version of the program.
"By taking over the work of an entire fry station, Flippy 2 alleviates the pain points that come with back-of-house roles at quick-service restaurants to create a working environment for its human coworkers that maximizes the efficiency of the kitchen," Miso Robotics said in a statement. "The improved workflow allows for the redeployment of team members to focus on creating memorable moments for customers."
Miso Robotics said the rollout of the machines is being phased by region and is still in the planning stages.
The robotics program will take place in nearly one-third of the company's locations, as there are about 350 brick-and-mortar White Castle restaurants across the Midwest, Southwest and the New York area.
White Castle is hardly the first fast-food chain to look at artificial intelligence as a way of increasing efficiency and lowering labor costs. Other chains like Sonic, McDonald’s and Checkers are working with AI companies to streamline taking orders in the drive-thru.
At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, robots are preparing and serving meals to reporters (but not the athletes).
https://www.today.com/video/inside-spyce-restaurant-where-robots-make-the-food-1381590595995
One restaurant in Texas hired three robots in 2021 to help serve hungry customers as waiters/food runners and in one Boston restaurant, robots prep and cook rice bowls at a low price.
Even grocery chain Kroger is working with their high-tech fulfillment centers across the country to streamline grocery delivery.
“ “The improved workflow allows for the redeployment of team members to focus on creating memorable moments for customers.”
What a load of rubbish THIS is!
Don’t forget the Steak ‘n Shake.
If you are talking about Gainesville, Florida.
I ate fast food when drunk in Wilmington and Newark Delaware.
In Florida, we were too drunk to go get food...
No DD in Florida.
You don’t “hire” robots; You ‘buy” them.
They’re simply a commodity.
Until they unionize.
Haha!
If they have AI, then there’s that...
// “The improved workflow allows for the redeployment of team members to focus on creating memorable moments for customers.” //
Yeah right
Ha, you too? Reads like a glossy vacation folder!
Somebody gets paid good money to write that copy.
Fifteen dollars an hour baby!
‘Don't worry Robo Flippers, we shall protect you.’
Preordering that movie now.
White Castle burgers aren’t “flipped”. The meat cooks by the steam going through the five holes and being stopped by the bottom part of the buns.
Agree
I have said it before and proved it to my children. That is what a $15.00 an hour job ends up looking like.
The real money is made by the guys who fix them. And two of my children are studying IT in college.
The other three span from homemaker, business major and truck driver. I pretty much drew a full house spread.
“The improved workflow allows for the redeployment of team members to focus on creating memorable moments for customers.”
+++++
I don’t even know what that means. It’s White Castle, not Chez Paul.
I grew up eating them on occasion and still get the “crave” now and then. I like the old-school simplicity of the older places. The one in my town goes way back. A couple of my neighbors work there and have been working there a long time. They are not exactly cut out to do any high-level profession, so I am glad they have found work they like and can go to every day. Work is good.
Also...
Watch for retail to close their doors in favor of Pickup and Delivery only. The impact of the democrats defense of criminality, lawlessness and shoplifting will force brick and mortar operations to close their doors. The losses from the shoplifting and risk of injury to employees and customers will overtake the profitability of these operations. So they’ll close the doors and your groceries will be picked by professional shoppers at first. And then ultimately the grocery store aisle will be replaced with robotic stock picking. The shopper is outside where losses can be mitigated. Naturally only the largest of the grocery chains will be able to afford that kind of technology. So the small grocery stores will get closed altogether.
Yeah i hope i’m wrong
Just standard corporate speak to the masses.
What’s the matter with a paper thin hamburger with perforation holes cooked in onion juice, served on a white dinner role with one pickle slice?
It isn’t Ruth’s Chris but it is a step above Taco Bell.
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