Burger-making robot 'Flippy' gets fired from his job after one day

It looks like robots won't be cooking our hamburgers anytime soon. Flippy the burger-flipping robot has been fired from a CaliBurger restaurant in Pasadena after just one day on the job. The robot attracted so much national interest that the CaliBurger was forced to take Flippy offline, as it was too slow to keep up with the crowds. Now, a sign at the restaurant reads that Flippy will be'cooking soon' and that his return date is'TBA,' according to USA Today. The artificial intelligence-driven robot is said to'cook the perfect burger, every time.' Called Flippy, the machine is fitted with a 6-axis robotic arm, which it uses to flip burgers.