• Demand for robot cooks heats up as restaurants combat coronavirus

    Demand for robot cooks heats up as restaurants combat coronavirus

    Robots that can cook — flipping burgers and baking bread — are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers. Starting this fall, the White Castle burger chain will test a robot arm that can cook french fries and other foods. The robot, dubbed Flippy, is made by …