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Burger-flipping robot has its first day on the job in California
MSN ^ | March 9, 2017 | Stefanie Fogel

Posted on 03/09/2017 3:08:22 AM PST by C19fan

The next time you place an order at a fast food joint, you could see a robot behind the counter. Flippy is an AI-driven kitchen assistant that can flip burgers and place them on buns, and it debuted today at a CaliBurger restaurant in Pasadena, California. Flippy was developed by Miso Robotics and CaliBurger's owner, Cali Group. It uses cameras, sensors and deep learning software to locate ingredients in a kitchen without needing to reconfigure existing equipment. Not only does it position and flip the patties, it tracks their temperature and cooking time too. When the burgers are done, it alerts a human cook, who applies the cheese and other toppings.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Society
KEYWORDS: ai; robotics
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To: C19fan

Did women robots join the protest yesterday? I didn’t see any of them protesting...


21 posted on 03/09/2017 4:46:36 AM PST by ConservaTeen (Islam is Not the Religion of Peace, but The religion of Pedophilia...)
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To: Maverick68

No, I just googled “robot carhop” and found it.


22 posted on 03/09/2017 4:52:43 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: DAC21
Now, if the developers would focus on a RobotPolitician....

But, wait we already have the Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters test models.

23 posted on 03/09/2017 5:11:31 AM PST by ptsal
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To: central_va

It does in warehousing - out in The Inland Empire, Ontario, Fontana, etc. Every warehouse owner is looking for ways to get rid of people rather than pay them $15 an hour. Current warehouse wage is $11.50 - the $15 wage is driving warehouse automation at a rapid pace.


24 posted on 03/09/2017 5:23:46 AM PST by EC Washington
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To: C19fan

All it does is the burger and a human has to do the rest. Really not an automated hamburger sandwich maker if a human does 80% of the work.


25 posted on 03/09/2017 5:30:32 AM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (The GOP will see the light, because Trump will make them feel the heat.it is hugh and series)
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To: C19fan

It’ll be nice when hamburger prices fall inversely to Moore’s Law.


26 posted on 03/09/2017 5:34:58 AM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: \/\/ayne

Ok, thanks.


27 posted on 03/09/2017 5:36:21 AM PST by Maverick68
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To: EvilCapitalist
And you don’t have to worry about a robot spitting into your food.

The robot, no. But consider: "When the burgers are done, it alerts a human cook, who applies the cheese and other toppings."

28 posted on 03/09/2017 6:01:46 AM PST by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building)
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To: C19fan

It would be a nice job to service these robots. They will need service.


29 posted on 03/09/2017 6:35:13 AM PST by klimeckg
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To: Captain Rhino

That is an urban myth. Those “workers” probably never wash.


30 posted on 03/09/2017 6:35:33 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation camp?)
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To: C19fan

But can it do a real burger flipper job? To drop the patty on the floor, spit on it, and screw up your order for no mayo and curly fries?


31 posted on 03/09/2017 6:41:27 AM PST by DaxtonBrown
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To: C19fan
Sponge Bob hardest hit.

Not with his Golden Spatula!!!


32 posted on 03/09/2017 6:42:26 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: EC Washington

$15.00/hr is not that much money adjusted for inflation.


33 posted on 03/09/2017 7:22:22 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Born to Conserve

Labor is just one component in the retail price of a hamburger, maybe 25% at most. Google it.


34 posted on 03/09/2017 7:24:12 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Get out much?


35 posted on 03/09/2017 7:27:45 AM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: Vaquero

also programmed to say “cheeeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger......no coke....pepsi”


36 posted on 03/09/2017 7:50:38 AM PST by MomwithHope (The pendulum is swinging our way!)
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To: Born to Conserve
Know much about business?

How Food and Labor Costs are Calculated

Food and labor costs are calculated as a percentage of the total volume of sales. If a restaurant does $20,000 per week and the total cost of food and beverages is $7,000 for that week, then the food cost is considered 35 percent. If, at the same restaurant, labor (including payroll taxes and benefits) equal $5,000 for the week, then the labor cost is 25 percent. Total prime costs are 60 percent in this example.

What Are the Ranges?

Certain fast food restaurants can achieve labor cost as low as 25 percent, while table service restaurants are more likely to see labor in the 30 percent to 35 percent range. Food costs (including beverages) for the restaurant industry run typically from the 25 percent to 38 percent range, depending upon the style of restaurant and the mix of sales.

Google is your friend

37 posted on 03/09/2017 7:50:42 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: C19fan

Oh noes $15 hr wage ...geez some FReepers are such morons. The corporations are more interested in replacing the $50k and above employees with robots than the $10 to $15 employees with robots.

Laugh yourselves all the way to the unemployed poorhouse as you squeal with glee those at the bottom end of the work force losing out to robots and joining the unemployed welfare roles. $15 hr is nothing in today’s economy, it is dirt. As a conservative I support people willing to work and fair compensation for their work.


38 posted on 03/09/2017 8:13:57 AM PST by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you an2d to save you, He will.)
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To: central_va

Do you have a life? Please don’t bother me. You are annoying. Like a little kid that just won’t go away.


39 posted on 03/09/2017 8:25:46 AM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: Born to Conserve

Applying Moore’s Law to making hamburgers is plain stupid and embarrassing to all Freepers. That makes look us look stupid.


40 posted on 03/09/2017 8:28:39 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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