Flippy the burger flipping robot taken offline because he couldn't flip fast enough

[Master Disaster]

After less than one week Flippy is offline, the $60K robot cannot keep up with demand at the Caliburger store

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Flippy the burger-flipping robot that started work this week in a California restaurant has been forced to take a break because it was too slow.

 

The robot was installed at a Cali Burger outlet in Pasadena and replaced human cooks.

 

But after just one day at work the robot has been taken offline so it can be upgraded to work faster.

Caliburger says staff are being trained on how to help the robot be as fast as possible

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Its human helpers are also getting extra training to help the robot keep up with demand.

A sign says Flippy will be flipping again soon but gives no actual date for his return

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USA Today reported that the robot was still in place behind the grill at the burger joint but was switched off. A sign said the robot would be "cooking soon" but gave no date for when it would once again be flipping hamburger patties.

It is thought that Flippy is being overwhelmed because of his popularity

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The robot is believed to have been given time off because news about it spread widely, and led to more interest and orders than the restaurant could handle.

 

In a statement Miso Robotics, which made Flippy, said it was testing the code that controls the robot to ensure that it can cook quickly enough to fulfil orders at peak times. Prior to starting work, Flippy was said to be capable of cooking up to 2,000 burgers a day.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43343956

 

Well he didn't exactly last long did he.

 

To be fair I can definitely see demand at the Pasadena Caliburger store being silly high after the news broke.

[Max_Settings]

You can't have one robot doing it all. You'd need several to keep up with the appropriate demand of most restaurants.

[Tech_Dreamer]

He'll be back. *Judgement Flip*

[Crunchy Dragon]

Amazing

[Max_Settings]

The way to fix this restaurant is have 3-4 of them, and have them in a place where customers can watch them work. Then it will be a novelty and draw customers in to watch a robot cook their burger. That would be a killer fad business.

[Satisfoxy]

When you buy a robot to 'reduce costs' and you just end up spending more money on people to support it. 

 

[mr moose]

what was that we said, he's not the best type of robot for the job? I wonder what will happen next?