US demand for robot cooks rises as kitchens combat Covid-19

Kang Kuan, vice president of culinary at Chowbotics, holds a custom salad made by his company’s robotic salad-making kiosk at the company’s headquarters in Hayward, California. — AP

HAYWARD, California: 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.