Cafe X's robot barista may put hipsters out of a job

Breitbart ^ | Jan. 31, 2017 | Nate Church

[rickmichaels]

Hipsters beware: the new face of coffee shops doesn’t have a face at all. “Gordon” is the first in a new line of robotic automated baristas at Cafe X in San Francisco, capable of taking and delivering two orders a minute, every minute, all day long.

The process isn’t just fast, it’s streamlined to be completely hassle-free. All you need to do is tap your desired order on your phone, or use the kiosk’s built-in screen. Within seconds, Gordon will provide you with a perfectly executed beverage of your choice, down to the artisanal beans.

[ealgeone]

This is what a $15 minimum wage gets you. Robots who work for nothing.

[Impala64ssa]

BUT...BUT..BUT...what about those 10,000 refugees who were promised jobs at Starschmucks? Gee, I thought grownups weren’t supposed to make phony promises! Oh, wait! We’re dealing with progressives, silly me.

[ClearCase_guy]

Money for nuthin’ and your robots work free.

[freedumb2003]

Well, beer only maybe:

[Charles Martel]

Hanna and Barbera really did see the future.

[longtermmemmory]

imagine a home robot that does that...

[Impala64ssa]

It’s simple math, a robot costs around $35k. A barrista who gets to make $15/hr, thanks to the prog types who pretend to give a shiite about them, based on a 40 hr work wk = $600/wk, approx $31k/yr+ benefits+ 5 workers=over $175/yr. in salaries and benefits. Two $35k robot could theoretically replace 6 workers and can work 24/7 and they don’t show up late or call in sick. Initial cost= $70k. Even factoring in those times they may break down as well as maintenance and future upgrades it doesn’t take an Einstein to see the positive cost/benefit ratio. And here’s the kicker, robots cannot sue for discrimination.....yet. Unless non sentienceness becomes a new “protected class” and/or “gender preference”. HMMM, better keep my big mouth shut! Don’t want to give the libs and trial lawyers any ideas.

[posterchild]

Minus the bluetooth connection to your mobile device didn’t this used to be called a ‘coffee vending machine’ 30 years ago?

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[dsrtsage]

Awww there goes that smug look of self satisfaction

[rickmichaels]

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[thinden]

Ouch

[rhoda_penmark]

“BUT...BUT..BUT...what about those 10,000 refugees who were promised jobs at Starschmucks”
Hopefully not spreading tuberculosis.

[Sunnyvale CA Eng.]

It's a nice looking machine. I could see putting these in airports, shopping malls, high end corporate offices, convention centers, stadiums and other relatively secure areas. They would quickly get destroyed in a less secure public area without an attendant. Several units in one large airport could be serviced/stocked by 1 or 2 roving employees.

I would add a small flat screen to the robot arm with a face displayed that could change expressions, smile, etc. Variants of the machine could have an on-board water tank and battery powered motorized wheels so that it could easily be moved through a building for temporary installation at events.

[central_va]

Why can’t they design it to look like Rachel Welch?

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[martin_fierro]

Lol