The concern that robots will take jobs is thrust back into the spotlight after a California-based burger chain has "hired" Flippy to be its latest grill cook. According to KTLA-5, which was there for ...

Flippy is always on time, works hard, and never complains. There's just one catch: It's a robot. The robot cost $50 million to develop, $5,000 to deploy in the kitchen, and $3,500 per month to rent.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When White Castle's Flippy 2 is allowed to cook, it can produce 30% more fries than its human counterparts. Earlier this month, ...

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In a test kitchen in a corner building in downtown Pasadena, California, Flippy the robot grabbed a fryer basket full of chicken fingers, plunged it into hot oil — its sensors told it exactly how hot ...

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