Flippy the fast food robot temporarily decommissioned for being too slow
Pasadena, California
HE was supposed to revolutionise a California fast food kitchen, churning out 150 burgers per hour without requiring a pay cheque or benefits. But after a single day of working as a cook at a Caliburger location in Pasadena this week, Flippy the burger-flipping robot has stopped flipping.
In some ways, Flippy was a victim of his own success. Inundated with customers eager to see the machine in action this week, Cali Group, which runs the fast food chain, quickly realised that the robot could not keep up with the demand. They decided instead to retrain the restaurant staff to work more efficiently alongside Flippy, according to USA Today.
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