Chipotle is testing a robot that can autonomously make tortilla chips. Its name? Chippy. Chippy! Are you kidding me?! This is the best news I’ve heard since I found out that White Castle has a burger-flipping robot named… wait for it… Flippy. There’s also a beverage dispenser in development that’s named Sippy. What’s next, a guacamole-maker named Dippy? A specialized immersion blender named Whippy? A chicken strip robot named Strippy? Peanut butter named, God forbid, Skippy?
Time to get a grippy, the ippy-fication of back-of-house automation is upon us whether you like it or not, and a company called Miso Robotics is to blame.
