FryBot 3.0
Lab2Fab (Middleby) · HQ: United States
Automated frozen-product dispensing, frying and hot holding using Pitco fryers and a Taylor/RAM dispenser
Miso Robotics · Founded Jun 2016 · United States
AvailableBack of houseFry & Grill
Robotic arm that loads, fries and unloads fryer baskets; integrates with POS
Flippy Fry Station is a back-of-house unit from Miso Robotics (headquartered in the United States, founded jun 2016), listed in the Fry & Grill category of the Food Robotics Catalogue. According to the maker and the sources we checked, it is commercially available. What it does: Robotic arm that loads, fries and unloads fryer baskets; integrates with POS.
It appears in the NSF database (NSF/ANSI 169 (NSF database)). Throughput, as claimed by the maker: 100 baskets/hr vs 50 for human workers (maker claim). Pricing model: purchase via sales quote; price not published. Footprint: 119 in W (frame + dispenser) x 42 in D x 75.75 in H; 54.4 in door-swing clearance (3-fryer station, spec sheet V3.0). Utilities: Robot 200-240 VAC 20 A (NEMA L6-20); food dispenser 120 V 15 A (NEMA 5-15); installs under existing fryer hood (48 or 54 in hood depth, ANSUL nozzle clearances); wired Ethernet, 20/20 Mbps, ~220 GB/day; works with existing commercial fryers.
Notable users and reference sites: CaliExpress by Flippy, Pasadena (CA); unnamed NBA arena (Miso blog, Apr 2026).
Company blog (Apr 2026) reports a unit at an NBA arena. Miso also acquired former Zume pizza-tech assets (per company news).
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