--- title: "Internet Loses Mind When Robot Miserably Fails to Assemble Hot Dog" description: "A new viral video that has been viewed well over 12 million times shows a robot in Poland miserably failing at putting a weiner in hot dog bun." date: "2022-08-24" modified: "2022-08-24" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/robot-fails-assemble-hot-dog" categories: - "Robot Dogs" - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" tags: - "hot dogs" - "robots" - "the digest" --- # Internet Loses Mind When Robot Miserably Fails to Assemble Hot Dog ![A new viral video that has been viewed well over 12 million times shows a robot in Poland miserably failing at putting a weiner in hot dog bun.]() *\Image: miczel68 via TikTok\* ## BunBot 5000 Our robot overlords still have some learning to do before they can take over the world — or even the local weiner stand. A [new viral video]() that has been viewed well over 12 million times on TikTok shows a convenience store robot in Poland miserably failing at completing an extremely simple task: putting a hot dog inside a bun and serving it to a customer. The robot struggles to find the the conveniently frankfurter-shaped slot in the bread. Its programming, however, had the robot determined to finish the job, with or without the bread, unceremoniously chucking the presumably boiling sausage into a hot dog wrapper and serving it to the incredulous customer sans roll. Unsurprisingly, the internet had a field day with the underperforming robotic arm. "Performance art," one [Twitter user mused](). "Can’t wait for AI to take over the world," [another user joked](). ## Robot Servants The robot, dubbed Robbie, was launched across several franchises of Poland's largest convenience chain, Zabka Polska, earlier this year. It was developed in partnership with robotics outfit VeloxAlpha, and executives from the chain called it "the first of its kind on the market" in a [press release](). Each hot dog takes about 40 seconds to prepare, arguably a lot longer than the time it would take for a human employee to complete the same task. The company, however, is aiming to have a "user-friendly" system that is "available 24-7 for everyone." Fast food franchises, particularly in the US, are clearly intrigued by the prospect of replacing human employees with robots, tasking experimental bots with [flipping burgers](), [deep frying chicken wings](), or even [making tortillas](). But, as the video demonstrates, there are some glitches to iron out. **More on food robots:** *[Chipotle Unveils Robot Designed to Make Mediocre Food Just Like Humans]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()