Our Story
Miso Robotics was founded in 2016 by a team of Caltech engineers who saw an opportunity to bring AI and robotics into the commercial kitchen. Our first creation, Flippy, was designed to flip burgers but working alongside restaurant operators, we quickly realized the real crisis was at the fry station: the most dangerous, hardest-to-staff position in any kitchen. We pivoted to solve that problem.
In 2023, Rich Hull joined as CEO and Dr. Bachir Kharraja as CTO, shifting Miso's focus from R&D innovation to commercial deployment. Their leadership transformed Flippy from a prototype into a production-ready solution operating in restaurants nationwide. Today, with the addition of Zignyl's workforce intelligence platform, we're building the complete kitchen operating system combining physical automation with operational intelligence.
Miso's Vision
To be the leader for rapid development and deployment of reliable, industry-changing products that drive the adoption of AI in commercial kitchens and make human lives better.
Our Journey
2017
Tech Foundation
2018
Fund Raises
2019-2020
Product Fit & Pilots
2021–2023
Early-Stage Commercial Deployments
2024-2025
Stabilization
2026+
Expansion
INNOVATION LAB & TECHNOLOGY
While Flippy operates in kitchens today, our Innovation Lab in Los Angeles is building what comes next. Here, our team collaborates with industry leaders to develop the technologies that will transform commercial foodservice from self-healing AI to unified kitchen intelligence platforms.
Backed by partnerships with NVIDIA, Ecolab, and Amazon AWS, the lab serves as both research center and proving ground for breakthrough kitchen technologies. The insights we gain here drive continuous improvement in our production systems while laying the foundation for the complete kitchen operating system.
Have a commercial kitchen challenge that needs solving? Our Innovation Lab can help.
Strategic partners
We’ve teamed up with Ecolab to boost food safety and hygiene with our robotic solutions.
We are pushing the boundaries of AI and GPU technology with NVIDIA’s top-tier solutions, powering our sophisticated
robotics and AI systems. NVIDIA themselves have highlighted Flippy’s pioneering development.
We’re collaborating with Amazon to leverage AWS and advanced simulation tools, driving the next level of innovation in our Kitchen AI and robotic solutions.
What Happens in the Lab
Advanced Kitchen AI
Developing predictive maintenance systems, real-time operational, adjustments, and intelligent forecasting that keep commercial kitchens running at peak efficiency.
Next-Generation Automation
Exploring robotic systems beyond the fry station tackling new kitchen challenges with practical, production-ready solutions
Platform Integration Research
Building the technology that connects all kitchen devices into a unified operating system with real-time analytics and actionable insights
Protected by 28+ Patents
At Miso, innovation is at the core of everything we do, and our commitment to advancing technology is reflected in our growing portfolio of patents. Our patents protect the groundbreaking AI and robotics technologies that power our products, ensuring that we continue to lead the way in automating kitchen operations.