Are robots taking people's jobs?It’s one of the most emotional and controversial questions surrounding robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence today.In this episode of Manufacturing Runs The World, we sit down with Anjali Asar, a robotics software engineer at Miso Robotics, the company behind the well-known Flippy robot used in commercial kitchens.

When Anjali first took the job, she had the same concern many people have:Was she helping people — or replacing them?She openly shares that she wondered whether working on robots meant “taking people's jobs.” But after visiting restaurants and speaking directly with workers, her perspective changed completely.

Many employees were relieved.They didn’t want to spend eight hours standing in front of a hot fryer. They wanted safer, more meaningful work — and robotics helped make that possible.This conversation reveals the human side of automation.Not fear.Not hype.Real stories from inside the industry.

You’ll learn how robots like Flippy are designed to handle repetitive and dangerous tasks, improve safety, and help workers focus on more valuable responsibilities — not eliminate jobs entirely.This episode also explores what it’s actually like to work in robotics engineering, how robots are developed and deployed in real environments, and why the future of work will depend on people who can adapt to changing technology.

If you’ve ever wondered:

• Will robots replace human workers?
• How automation is changing everyday jobs
• Whether robotics creates or destroys opportunities
• What skills the next generation needs
• How technology improves workplace safety
• What the future of manufacturing and service industries looks like

This episode will change how you think about automation.Because the real story isn’t about robots replacing people.It’s about work evolving.

⏱ CHAPTERS

00:00 Are robots taking jobs?

00:31 Meet a robotics engineer from Miso Robotics

01:02 What a roboticist actually does

01:32 Inside the Flippy robot

02:00 The biggest mistake engineers make early

03:00 Why asking questions builds confidence

03:18 The truth about robots replacing workers

04:13 Visiting restaurants using Flippy

05:06 How automation improves work safety

06:12 Why AI makes coding faster

07:24 A day in the life of a robotics engineer

08:14 The future of robotics and scaling automation

09:10 How automation changes jobs — not eliminates them

👤 GUEST

Anjali Asar

Robotics Software Engineer

Miso Robotics

Miso Robotics develops intelligent robotic systems designed to automate kitchen operations, improve safety, and support restaurant staff using advanced robotics technology.Their flagship robot, Flippy, is used in real commercial kitchens to handle frying tasks and improve operational efficiency.

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