White Castle became the first nationwide food chain in mid-July to say it will test Flippy. As the name would suggest, Flippy is a long mechanical arm that automatically flips burgers or fries. The most prominent robot in fast-food is known as Flippy made by Miso Robotics. In that circumstance, the same robot application could occur but the customization is going to make it a little bit more personalized and probably require a little bit of individual effort.”īy and large, the use of robots (besides touchscreen ordering systems) in restaurants remains on the fringes. All the food is made to order and there is an opportunity to customize by customer. Hudson - out with a new book called “ Master of None: How a Jack of All Trades Can Still Reach the Top” - left Sonic in early 2019 following the $2.3 billion sale to restaurant conglomerate Inspire Brands.Ĭontinued Hudson, “I suppose the variation that could play out is to just go back to my experience at Sonic. He is credited with adding more than 2,000 new Sonic locations and billions of dollars in sales over his tenure. Hudson spent 35 years at Sonic, 23 of them being as CEO. The chances it will occur in the restaurant industry is excellent just like it will occur across other industries,” said Sonic Drive-In’s former CEO Clifford Hudson on Yahoo Finance’s The First Trade. “The application of robots will be something that will grow in the economy generally. It’s only logical that in life after COVID-19 and considering the fast-paced nature of tech innovation, the restaurant industry will look to robots to help power everything from cooking lines to cleaning to the ordering process.ĭoing so would go a long way to reducing the spread of germs while also cutting labor costs (one of the costliest line items for a restaurant).
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