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Chipotle hires robots in California to make food to avoid paying $20 min wage
The Post Millennial ^ | 9/18/24 | Katie Daviscourt

Posted on 09/18/2024 3:30:57 PM PDT by CFW

It's official! - Robots are replacing humans.

Chipotle restaurants in California have introduced two robots to replace human workers in an effort to slash labor costs in response to the state-mandated $20 minimum wage. The first robot called the "autocato" can peel, stone, and cut an avocado, and then turn it into guacamole in 26 seconds. The other robot dubbed the "digital makeline" has the ability to portion salads and bowls based on orders from the mobile app.

The robots are part of an automation push that Chipotle's executives think could reduce the number of employees and help lower rising labor costs, as reported by the Daily Mail. The machines are currently being used at restaurant locations in Huntington Beach and Corona del Mar.

The controversial $20 minimum wage hike signed into law by Gov. Newsom took effect on April 1, which immediately sparked mass layoffs and permanent business closures. Burger King and other chains have already reduced the number of cashiers by rolling out digital ordering terminals in their Golden State locations.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: california; chipotle; economy; food; minimumwage; restaurants; robots; zero
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To: KittenClaws

...an idle mind is the devil’s workshop.


101 posted on 09/19/2024 5:56:48 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: CFW

Are they authentic Mexican robots?


102 posted on 09/19/2024 5:58:14 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Elsie

Imagine all the possible robot positions...

(As long as they don't get their wires crossed.)

103 posted on 09/19/2024 6:17:37 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: Songcraft

I had a reply ready to go. It had bluetooth, apps, dildos and batteries, but thought better of it.


104 posted on 09/19/2024 6:39:48 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Songcraft

Or Whether they are AC or DC.🤔


105 posted on 09/19/2024 7:30:39 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: BiteYourSelf

Some of these robots will probably gravitate toward gay bars.


      

106 posted on 09/19/2024 7:56:15 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: central_va

I see Copilot on my Win 10 computers but didn’t know what it was. AI, I guess.


107 posted on 09/19/2024 8:12:06 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (I'm voting for the convicted felon with the pierced ear. )
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To: monkeyshine

And once the robot is paid off, it will help a lot with the business’ bottom line.

Another trend is high school kids that are in robotics clubs that go into industrial engineering.


108 posted on 09/20/2024 3:56:22 AM PDT by Texas resident (Que Mala= Bad Juju.)
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To: Songcraft

They will go there to have their sockets filled with juice.


109 posted on 09/20/2024 4:17:26 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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