Miso Robotics said its SaaS grilling platform enhances cooking safety, consistency and efficiency. (Provided)
May 5, 2021
In the current ultra-tight restaurant labor market, some of the hardest QSR positions to fill are those for cooks and other key kitchen personnel. That s why the latest launch from Pasadena, California-based foodservice automation company, Miso Robotics, might pique the interests of an increasing number of operators seeking much-needed help in their kitchens.
Miso has launched a standalone software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering, called CookRight, that packed with expanded cooking capabilities and accessible through a subscription model, according to a press release. The company said CookRight is the world s first AI-powered cooking platform able to automatically identify and track products and tasks.
Miso Robotics Announces CookRight Software as a Standalone Offering to Increase Accuracy in Kitchens
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Pasadena-based robotics developer
Miso Robotics rolled out a new product this morning, a new, artificial intelligence-driven product called
CookRight. According to Miso Robotics, the new product runs independently of its Flippy robot, and can be used to help cooks in the restaurant track what s going on a restaurant s grill. The new software tracks items on a grill, and monitors cooking time automatically telling cooks when to flip an item, and tracking items from when they are placed on a grill. Miso says the new software provides precision-level cooking and also ensures food safety and cooking standards are met. The company says that the CookRight product solves the problem of traditionally relying on a worker to monitor the cook time, quality and consistency of food in kitchens. The product supports monitoring grilling burgers, chicken, fish, steak, sausage, hot dogs, and more. Pricing on the product was not announced. Miso Robotics is led by Buck Jordan, an
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Story by Benjamin F. Kuo
Buck Jordan, the founder of
Miso Robotics (www.misorobotics.com), to hear more about what the company is doing with robots in the food service business; how the pandemic has helped push interest in its technology; as well as heard more about the company s unusual move to raise its funding from equity crowdfunding rather than more traditional venture capital.
What is Miso Robotics?
How did you go from running a venture fund to starting Miso?
Buck Jordan: The story is, I was at the tail end of my last fund, Canyon Creek Capital, and I wanted to try something different. I had been seed investing and incubating businesses, and was sitting with a friend of mine, John Miller, who ran Caliburger, which is a 35 location burger chain, which is exporting the California lifestyle, much like In-N-Out does. We were sitting at Huckleberry Cafe in Santa Monica, and I asked him if labor was a big problem for his business. He rolls his eyes, and says
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