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World's first AI-powered Restaurant Soon Opening Doors In Pasadena
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By Dean Fioresi, KCAL News
The restaurant, called CaliExpress, is pow- ered by technology from Miso Robotics, the creators of Flippy, the world's first AI- powered robotic fry station, and PopID, a technology company that simplifies order- ing through biomet- rics. It can be found at 561 E. Green Street near Madison Avenue.
"To our knowledge, this is the world's first operating restaurant where both ordering and every single
cooking process are fully automated," said John Miller, CEO of PopID and board member of Miso Robotics. "The mar- riage of these various technologies to create the most autonomous restaurant in the world is the culmina- tion of years of research, develop- ment, and investment in a family of revolu- tionary companies."
The CaliExpress kitchen utilizes the most advanced sys- tems in food technol- ogy with fully auto- mated grill and fry stations, powered by
the leading-edge technology in AI and robotics, Miso Robotics said.
The process begins when customers enter the restaurant and order their food from the self-ordering kiosks with their PopID accounts. They can then watch as the grill robot "grinds the high quality beef in real-time after the order is placed, resulting in a burger patty that melts in the mouth."
At the same time, Flippy "will serve up crispy, hot fries made
from top grade pota- toes that are always cooked to exact times."
CaliExpress offers a simple menu, consist- ing of a hamburger, cheeseburger or let- tuce wrap accompa- nied by fries and a drink.
"AI-powered, robotic order-taking and cooking enables the major chains that feed America to sub- stantially improve quality, consistency and speed," said Rich Hull, CEO of Miso Robotics. "Miso is proud to partner with Cali Group and PopID to make CaliExpress by Flippy a reality. Flippy has been an incredible success story and now every- one in Southern California can come takealook—anda taste — for them- selves."
Cali Group, the hold- ing company behind CaliExpress, says that the process cre- ates an even safer kitchen for employ- ees. They say that Flippy represents a revolutionary safety
breakthrough as both slippage and burns are all but eliminated, on top of waste reduction or both food and oil used during the process.
"The CaliExpress by Flippy kitchen can be run by a much small- er crew, in a less stressful environment, than competing restaurants — while also providing above average wages," the group said.
Additionally, the loca- tion acts as a "pseu- do-museum" that shows the Flippy timeline, including robotic arms once used on since retired Flippy models, photo- graphic displays and 3-D printed artifacts from past develop- ment, amongst other displays.
The group encour- ages local schools to reach out for tours as they look to inspire the future in AI and automation develop- ment.
Guests can make reservations for the restaurant on their website.
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