It’s happening: The robots are taking our jobs. No sick days, bathroom breaks, and no more curly hairs in your buns. Just cold, hard efficiency. More specifically, BurgerBot is a new fast-food joint where robots are doing all the work that humans aren’t interested in, like burger assembly lines.
In Los Gatos, California, one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s more *affluent* areas, a shiny new fancy fast-food concept has just popped up inside of one of its trendy upscale brunch spots. [ABB](https://newatlas.com/marine/abb-dynafin-marine-propulsion/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body) Robotics and BurgerBots have teamed up and unleashed a pair of IRB 360 FlexPickers and YuMi cobots (collaborative robots) to slap out some tasty burgers for the masses – in 27 seconds, flat.
opponentpumpkin on
Can’t tell if you’re anti human workers or pro hair in food.
Darmok_und_Salat on
How will people afford the goods and services that robots and AI are going to provide in abundance in the near future?
Apart from universal basic income, is there any concept?
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It’s happening: The robots are taking our jobs. No sick days, bathroom breaks, and no more curly hairs in your buns. Just cold, hard efficiency. More specifically, BurgerBot is a new fast-food joint where robots are doing all the work that humans aren’t interested in, like burger assembly lines.
In Los Gatos, California, one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s more *affluent* areas, a shiny new fancy fast-food concept has just popped up inside of one of its trendy upscale brunch spots. [ABB](https://newatlas.com/marine/abb-dynafin-marine-propulsion/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body) Robotics and BurgerBots have teamed up and unleashed a pair of IRB 360 FlexPickers and YuMi cobots (collaborative robots) to slap out some tasty burgers for the masses – in 27 seconds, flat.
Can’t tell if you’re anti human workers or pro hair in food.
How will people afford the goods and services that robots and AI are going to provide in abundance in the near future?
Apart from universal basic income, is there any concept?