Miso Robotics has announced a prototype for its newest product, the Miso Robot on a Rail (ROAR), which the company describes as the “next generation of zero-footprint, cost-efficient robotic kitchen assistant solutions for evolving commercial kitchens.”

Thanks to feedback from top Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), Miso Robotics has moved its robotic kitchen assistant Flippy to an upside-down rail. Designed to be installed under a standard kitchen hood, the newest generation of Flippy will be able to move along a line of kitchen equipment while staying out of the path of busy cooks.

Miso Robotics expects ROAR to be available commercially by the end of 2020. The company says that these updates will allow it to create a “zero-footprint product,” which lowers the cost of automated kitchen equipment and offers true end-to-end automated cooking services.

“It was incredible to see the efficiency with which the team adapted Flippy to a rail. In my mind, that validated the software platform approach we took in designing Flippy's brain,” says Dr. Ryan Sinnet, CTO of Miso Robotics.

During the development process of the next generation of the product, the Miso Robotics team has continued to make strides in the artificial intelligence software that powers Flippy, resulting in software that has significantly expanded the food categories that Flippy can cook over a dozen types of fried food including chicken wings, popcorn shrimp and corn dogs.

“We're excited to continue to develop the capabilities of Flippy and create even more value for our clients,” says Buck Jordan, CEO of Miso Robotics.

“By the end of the year, Flippy ROAR will give our customers the opportunity to own a zero-footprint, low cost product as they adjust to a quickly changing industry.”

Operating at Dodger Stadium, Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field and multiple CaliBurger locations across the U.S., Flippy served up more than 15,000 burgers and more than 31,000 pounds of chicken tenders and tots in 2019 alone.