Topic: McDonald’s Is Days From Opening Restaurant Run Entirely By Robots - page 4. (Read 15943 times)

They programmed how it will work. Production companies do have robots on their assembly lines but still needs a lot of people.
it has to be an engineer in case the robots mess up.  unsatisfied customers has to take it or leave  And so theres still the need of people skills here.

Yes it is a very intresting news but i cant understand how does a Robot know if the food is done, still raw, or whatever. it is a new begining lets see how it goes 

The point I was trying to make with the switchboard image is no one can imagine what could come next. We can only speculate based on how we experience life everyday. The solution we propose now is already stuck in the past, because everything moves forward all the time, faster than our somewhat static imagination...


 

Not against progress, just do not look forward to seeing so many people out of work. It will change society for the worse having so many frustrated people trying to survive.
Guaranteed income would help a little but waffle on that being the best solution we can think of.

Where would bitcoin be if not for an algorithm? That's the nature of things humans build.

I think the funniest aspect but really sad is how people bash unions for being lazy and out of date and here we have the lower wage field being kicked to the curb because it will increase profit. It will go from fast food to every big box store and then office workers.
Was looking at a article about welding being done all by robot and our current government pushed a ton of kids into the field because they where promised 25-30 years of work and most likely retire in the trade. Well the jobs never came through and we have a bunch of kids that where never working side by side with a qualified tradesperson but flew through the schooling.
So enter the robot and they are looking at being unemployed in the next 10-15 years as the field dries up.

This will happen every where as we move towards profit margins being the main driver instead of a work force.

Wendy’s Now Moving To SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS







Wendy’s (WEN) said that self-service ordering kiosks will be made available across its 6,000-plus restaurants in the second half of the year as minimum wage hikes and a tight labor market push up wages.

It will be up to franchisees whether to deploy the labor-saving technology, but Wendy’s President Todd Penegor did note that some franchise locations have been raising prices to offset wage hikes.

McDonald’s (MCD) has been testing self-service kiosks. But Wendy’s, which has been vocal about embracing labor-saving technology, is launching the biggest potential expansion.

Wendy’s Penegor said company-operated stores, only about 10% of the total, are seeing wage inflation of 5% to 6%, driven both by the minimum wage and some by the need to offer a competitive wage “to access good labor.”

It’s not surprising that some franchisees might face more of a labor-cost squeeze than company restaurants. All 258 Wendy’s restaurants in California, where the minimum wage rose to $10 an hour this year and will gradually rise to $15, are franchise-operated. Likewise, about 75% of 200-plus restaurants in New York are run by franchisees. New York’s fast-food industry wage rose to $10.50 in New York City and $9.75 in the rest of the state at the start of 2016, also on the way to $15.




http://www.investors.com/politics/policy/wendys-serves-up-kiosks-as-wages-rise-hits-fast-food-group/

Don't want a totalitarian nightmare either. And don't believe universal income would do that. But I agree that it should be tested first. And its consequences well studied. But isn't that what is starting to happen already? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income_around_the_world There are many pilot projects around the world. And results so far don't look bad.

Easy:  Spray the customer with a mist of tranquilizers.  Mike Judge's documentary 'Idiocracy' covered that one already.

i love the idea .. but it doesnt work in reality.. how can a robot react an angry unsatisfied customer.. it is so clear that a robot cant handle such situations so there is no need to hire robots on mcdonalds restaurants..

That wold never go down here in the East coast unless you know the people pretty well.  But the robots scene is definitely moving faster. By the time we're all old and dying robots will be the norm.

I don't think governments around the world will accept that companies only work with robots. If people don't get normal jobs and can't earn money they will start protesting.

Come up with a way to be SURE that a 'universal income' system does not turn into a totalitarian nightmare with 'inequality' like the world has never see, which will be nearly impossible to reverse, and which it is almost certain.  Do it BEFORE implementing such a solution.  We need a very strong 'poison pill' against such a thing else it seems to me completely inevitable and I'll take my chances on the Mad Max side and work toward that outcome.  Simply put, this would be a preferable way for humans live as I see it as bad as it sounds.

We don't need to go anywhere. Automation should continue. Just change the way society works. Maybe introduce universal income. With more incentives for people to work on the few jobs left. Or keep doing the same thing. And watch inequality increase more and more. And maybe a civil war or two.

Technology nowadays soon there will be no more service crews, but robot crews.

http://www.techworm.net/2015/09/ai-robot-tells-human-creators-that-it-will-keep-them-in-a-people-zoo.html

What AI couldn't love an analytical pet monkey? Get them to do SHA256 hashes by hand in exchange for bananas burgers.

In what a funny society we live in! Soon everything wil be robotised and where will the humans go? I don't like this scenario.

American tradition is to offer the delivery person a bong hit.  At least here on the Left coast.  In my experience, few refused.  Don't try this with the robot or you are likely to be reported to the authorities.

I wonder how long it will be before these delivery robots are offering to take care of your monthly mandatory vaccinations along with the complementary packets of crushed red peppers and parmesan cheese.

Soon Your Domino’s Pizza Will Be Delivered By Robots






Domino’s has announced they’re trialing a new way to deliver pizza to people’s doors in New Zealand: a cute little pizza delivering robot called DRU (a Domino Robotic Unit).

Domino’s says DRU can do all the stuff a human pizza driver can (apart from offer comfort if you open the door sobbing). It can follow a map, navigate streets and roads, and avoid any obstacles.


http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/19/soon-your-dominos-pizza-will-be-delivered-by-robots-5761592/