Posted on 09/13/2017 10:30:50 AM PDT by C19fan
As fast food employees across the U.S. continue to protest for higher wages, a California chain restaurant has decided to hire a new staff member that works for free. The competition for the companys low-wage workers: a burger-flipping robot named Flippy.
CaliBurger has announced they will be installing the high-tech replacement in 50 of their locations around the world. Flippy, the robotic kitchen assistant, was created by a California startup company called Miso Robotics and is expected to roll out in 2018.
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So as we can see, $15 will get you $0!-)
In Kingsport Tennessee, Pal’s has had a burger cooking robot since around 1958. I think Burger king has had them a long time as well
While thinking on the recent revival of Democrat fortunes, it occurred to me they will amend the tax bill to adjust the minimum wage to $15.
The Republicans will amend the amendment to about $9 which is probably close to the current de facto minimum wage.
Cooking robots will be unaffected
At least a robot won’t spit on your cheeseburger.
Better than the Whataburger flipper guy here who I saw digging deep down the backside of his pants. Better than the Sonic car hop who had black filth under her nails. No, haven’t been back to either in over a decade.
Haven’t been back to the Mexican joint for a couple years after the waitress tried to play at “no hablo ingles.”
When they can diagnose and repair each other without us its Cylon time, they will soon be able to enslave us.
I saw the movie Passengers recently about a Space Cruise-line taking thousands of passengers on a trip to another galaxy planet.
Both the Crew and passengers were to sleep most of the trip for ~ 150 years because the computer running the equipment was infallible........ooopppps then something went wrong.,.
The robot bartender told the passenger accidentally awoke 90 years too early “That's impossible, you can't be here with me” as he was programmed to say.
Don’t forget the inevitable workman comp. claim!!!
Minneapolis is trying to.. or has passed a 15 dollar min wage. So if makes sense.
technically easy, sure. will the operators or lawyers allow it?
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