Since most consumer-facing AI was built for commands, not two-way conversations, many of us are getting frustrated. Here’s how AI-driven experiences can get better.
Funding: $14.65 million (much of it has been through crowdfunding)
Food robots have been around for a few years but haven t been widely adopted in the US until last year. Facing severe labor shortages and a proposed increase to the federal minimum wage, chains are starting to take a closer look at robots with the biggest experiment to date happening at White Castle.
The iconic slider chain is testing a robotic fry cook by Miso Robotics. Flippy is frying everything from tater tots to chicken strips.
Before the pandemic, Miso Robotics was hearing from fast-food operators about the multiple challenges they face: rising minimum wage, delivery boom, high operational costs, and labor shortages.