Miso Robotics

Miso Robotics makes Flippy, an AI-guided robotic fry station that cooks baskets of fried food in commercial kitchens, and in 2026 added Zignyl (renamed Zippy), a restaurant workforce and sales tool for forecasting, scheduling, tasks and incentives. It is sold to high-volume quick-service chains, stadiums, hotels and campus dining.

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High-volume quick-service chains, Stadiums, hotels and campus dining
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • High-volume quick-service chains

    Flippy is aimed at fried-menu-heavy restaurants that struggle to staff the fry station; White Castle is a named customer.

  • Stadiums, hotels and campus dining

    The vendor also lists stadiums and entertainment venues, hotels and hospitality, and college and university dining as target settings.

  • Multi-unit franchisees wanting shift coaching

    Zignyl is pitched at franchise owners who want forecast-based scheduling, task tracking and real-time staff incentives.

What it does

  • Robotic fry station (Flippy)

    A robotic arm cooks baskets of fried food; staff load and collect baskets at a handoff zone (AutoBasket) while the robot handles the cooking in between.

  • AI vision for doneness

    Cameras identify food items, monitor cook quality and adjust timing; the vendor says the system learns over time.

  • Full fried-menu coverage

    Handles multiple fried items and baskets at once, with basket agitation; the vendor says new menu items take 5 to 7 days to learn.

  • POS connection

    Flippy connects to existing kitchen systems and offers real-time monitoring, alerts and remote diagnostics.

  • Fits existing fryers

    Built to work with several common commercial fryer models and to install under the existing hood; installation is typically overnight.

  • ROI calculator

    An on-site calculator estimates monthly value per location from annual sales, wage rate and share of revenue from fried food.

  • Demand forecasting (Zignyl)

    A forecasting engine predicts demand to build schedules and prep plans; existing forecasting tools can be connected instead.

  • Scheduling (Zignyl)

    A native scheduler built off the forecast, or display of a schedule kept in another system.

  • Task and checklist tracking (Zignyl)

    Digitises daily checklists, health checks and shift tasks.

  • Time clock and payroll summary (Zignyl)

    Combines hours, tips, bonuses and team performance into a payroll summary.

  • Real-time incentives (Zignyl)

    Performance-based bonuses tied to goals such as sales or upsell, calculated automatically.

  • Tip pooling (Zignyl)

    Listed as one of the six Zignyl modules alongside forecasting, scheduling, tasks, time clock and incentives.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

No prices are published for Flippy or Zignyl. The site offers a demo booking and a sales contact, and an ROI calculator based on the buyer's own sales and wage inputs.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
United States
Languages
English, Spanish
Platforms
Web
Hardware
Flippy is a physical robot with a standard footprint starting at 9.5 feet of wall space, installed under the existing hood and Ansul system and compatible with fryers from brands such as Frymaster, Henny Penny and Pitco. The vendor cites NSF and NRTL (UL 763) certification.

Miso publishes no country list. The vendor describes Flippy as operating in restaurants nationwide and its support page gives a US address and phone numbers; the case studies name US chains.

The company

Company
Miso Robotics, Inc.
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Pasadena, United States
Other offices
Los Angeles (Innovation Lab)
Founders
A team of Caltech engineers
Funding
  • Equity crowdfunding, over $130M, January 2018
Customers named by the vendor
White Castle, Jack In the Box, CaliExpress, Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Jamba, Which Wich

Security and support

Security and compliance
NSF certification (Flippy), NRTL certification, UL 763 (Flippy)
Support
The vendor says technical support is available 24/7 in English and Spanish, with software updates, maintenance and training included with each Flippy deployment.

Listing details

Built for
Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
misorobotics.com

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Prices and contract terms
  • Named POS integrations
  • Employee count
  • Number of installed Flippy units

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Home page, product overviewhttps://www.misorobotics.com/
  2. Flippy features, hardware, FAQhttps://www.misorobotics.com/products
  3. Company history, funding, customershttps://www.misorobotics.com/about-miso
  4. Support and contacthttps://www.misorobotics.com/support-faqs
  5. Zignyl acquisition newshttps://www.misorobotics.com/newsroom-press-media-kit
  6. Zignyl moduleshttps://www.zignyl.com/
  7. Zignyl integrations approachhttps://www.zignyl.com/integrations
  8. Customer logoshttps://invest.misorobotics.com/