- Sam's Club recently unveiled a robot that can assemble a burger start-to-finish without humans.
- The burger has received strong reviews from at least one burger connoisseur on TikTok.
Watch out, burger-flipping maestros: A robot may soon be coming to take your job.
Walmart-owned Sam's Club is testing out a robot that can assemble your burgers — toppings, seasoning, and all — at a location in Fayetteville, Arkansas, not far from the company's headquarters of Bentonville.
Customers can order and pay for the burger without even talking to a human. And at least some burger connoisseurs are impressed with the product.
"Dang it, that's actually really good," TikTok account @ozarkburgerview, which reviews burgers in the Ozarks, said in a TikTok video in March. The taste tester ranked the burger above an 8 out of 10 and said it only cost him $6.72.
@ozarkburgerreview Sam’s club is kind of local? I mean, it did start in the Ozarks technically? Hmm… BUT what really got us was the rumor that a robot is “manning” the grill… This should be interesting. Our takeaways: •What the…? •What does this mean for the future of burgers? •Is this how the robots take over the world? somewhere in the 8.0s ##ai##robot##apocalypse##bestburger##burger##burgertime##hamburger##cheeseburger##lovefood##foodreview##foodnetwork##theozarks##northwestarkansas##food@@samsclub ♬ original sound - ozarkburgerreview
Fayetteville news outlet 5newsonline reports that the system was developed by Creator, which, according to its website, is a San Francisco-area restaurant featuring robotically prepared burgers. A video posted by TikToker @journeyarkansas demonstrates how to use the Sam's Club ordering system and shows a touchscreen displaying the Creator name.
@journeyarkansas We visited Sam’s Clubs first burger making robot! There are only 4 of these in existence. It was pretty interesting to see this new automation #arkansas #inventions #robots #automation #arkansascheck #thenaturalstate #arkansaslife #travelthesouth #usatravel #coolfinds ♬ original sound - Brittany
Sam's Club declined to comment when Insider reached out about the robot. Creator did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.
Jonathan Saffian, a group product manager at Sam's Club, recently told Axios the robot grinds up beef, cuts it into patties, cooks them, adds seasoning, dispenses sauces, and plops the burger onto a bun.
Sam's Club does not have any current plans to roll out this robot nationwide, Tim Simmons, Sam's Club senior vice president and chief product officer, told Axios. The warehouse club's cafes currently offer hot dogs, pizza, pretzels, and various other snacks and beverages.
Have you tried the Sam's Club burger or do you want to? Reach out to reporter Ben Tobin over email at btobin@insider.com