BOSTON—Robots can’t yet bake a souffle or fold a burrito, but they can cook up vegetables and grains and spout them into a bowl—and are doing just that at a new fast casual restaurant in ...

A worker lifts a lunch bowl off the production line at Spyce, a restaurant which uses a robotic cooking process, in Boston, Thursday, May 3, 2018. Photo by Charles Krupa / AP But the mesmerizing ...

But while food processing machines are prized for their speed and hygiene — “our robot doesn’t get sick,” Knight said — they have a harder time handling the complexities of fresh food.

Remy is far from the only robot in fast-food kitchens. As companies grapple with staff shortages and seek to cut costs, more big chains are turning to automation to make food faster and cheaper.

Several fast food chains in the US have hired a robot chef capable of cooking multiple meals simultaneously, according to its creators. The Flippy 2 robot, developed by California-based startup Miso ...

The robot’s cost starts at US$60,000, and it’s US$100,000 for the Flippy that also cleans the grill. Warren says it would take him “years” to recoup the US$100,000 cost of the robot.