"Flippy" will be making your burgers soon

[BoyNextDoor]

"Flippy" the hamburger flipping replacement for the fast-food kitchen worker is making its debut. Armed with cameras, sensors, and artificial intelligence to see what it's cooking it takes the burgers to the bun and "eliminates the safety hazards for kitchen workers in the fast food industry."

So that puts what about 1M of the 3.5 M fast food workers jobs at risk for automation in the next 5 years?


https://c.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_0543-800x420.jpg

 

[Tryharder62]

I worry about these too:

https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/life/2009/05/26/triple_triple_toil_and_trouble_at_tim_hortons_test_kiosk/tims.jpeg

 

[BoyNextDoor]

Yep. That is another 500K - 700K jobs at risk just in fast food. Waitstaff are being displaced at restaurants with table service with "runners".

 

[KingOrfeo]

Technological unemployment is irreversible. We can't ban electric light bulbs to create jobs for lamplighters.

 

[RobDownSouth]

ATMs were supposed to endanger the livelihood of the bank teller profession in the mid-1970s. Now there are more tellers than ever. How did this happen?

The ATM allowed a bank branch to operate with fewer tellers. Fewer tellers meant that the banks could open more locations, and more locations resulted in market domination and fueled the rise of the major regional banks in the 1980s and 1990s.

More locations meant more tellers.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

The only time I went into a bank in the last few years was to open an account and to get large bills. Now I can open accounts online and the ATM dispenses large.

Happy for the tellers, but definitely surprised.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

Technological unemployment is irreversible. We can't ban electric light bulbs to create jobs for lamplighters.

Tell us the one about the buggy whips .... that's my favorite.

 

[Tryharder62]

ATMs were supposed to endanger the livelihood of the bank teller profession in the mid-1970s. Now there are more tellers than ever. How did this happen?

The ATM allowed a bank branch to operate with fewer tellers. Fewer tellers meant that the banks could open more locations, and more locations resulted in market domination and fueled the rise of the major regional banks in the 1980s and 1990s.

More locations meant more tellers.

Is it even possible to have that many more fast food restaurants. I mean it seems like one is on every corner now.

I remember when ATM's first came out. There were big concerns that they could screw up and you would lose all your money.

 

[hashtag46]

Technological unemployment is irreversible. We can't ban electric light bulbs to create jobs for lamplighters.

I don't know about the more complex aspects, but to me the following scenario would be ideal:

50 years from now, technology has replaced half of manual jobs, allowing most people to cut down their hours from full to part time (on a good salary) and to concentrate on enjoying life and furthering their education.
And as to those jobs that can't be replaced by technology: full time but very high salaries.

I see corporate greed and their desire to maximise profit at workers' expense as the main barrier to my utopia

 

[pointless]

Is it even possible to have that many more fast food restaurants. I mean it seems like one is on every corner now.

I remember when ATM's first came out. There were big concerns that they could screw up and you would lose all your money.

seriously. there's probably a dozen mcdonald's in my town and my town aint tiny, but isn't exactly huge.

and fuck that analogy anyway.

and all the fucking banks everywhere. that shit is just nuts.

 

[thør]

He already makes your car.

What's the issue with a burger?

 

[pointless]

it isn't about the robot. it's about the jobs. keep shrinking welfare while destroying the lower classes chances and finding work and see where that gets you, you cunts. god, fucking middle class shits. useless, self centered cunts every last one of them. as long as there's some one below you that you can feel better than everything is just peachy.

 

[Christobal]

Robots have always been replacing people. Why? Because in the end they are cheaper than people and make less mistakes. Most people think their hourly wage is all it costs the company. Did you know whatever you're paying in social security taxes the company had to match? Paid vacation and sick leave. Traing. That time you are basically useless and and another employee is babysitting you. When you call in for whatever the reason everyone has to cover for you.

The fact that some cities are passing laws for livable wages for low skilled jobs .

Companies start looking for a way to lower labor costs. Robots don't require any of the costs I mentioned above.

Before you start saying companies are evil let me ask you this. When you go out to buy anything do you shop for the best price? If you do then you are as much of the problem as the companies trying to give you the cheapest price.

 

[Ms_Ann]

Doesn't Burger King use a stainless steel conveyor belt over an open flame and then dumps them in a pool of grease at the end? At least they used to.

 

[Hard_Rom]

I worry about these too:

https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/life/2009/05/26/triple_triple_toil_and_trouble_at_tim_hortons_test_kiosk/tims.jpeg

MacDonalds near me has these. Now only have two cash registers not 5.

Walmart has those self serves. They say it led to no layoffs. Do not mention if new hires might suffer. So does Rona. Haven't seen a Timmy's yet with one.

 

[Hard_Rom]

"Flippy" the hamburger flipping replacement for the fast-food kitchen worker is making its debut. Armed with cameras, sensors, and artificial intelligence to see what it's cooking it takes the burgers to the bun and "eliminates the safety hazards for kitchen workers in the fast food industry."

So that puts what about 1M of the 3.5 M fast food workers jobs at risk for automation in the next 5 years?


https://c.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_0543-800x420.jpg

But flippy won't be able to scrub the grill down at end of day. That will take a separate robot. Get an edumacation as a robotics tech.

 

[Christobal]

MacDonalds near me has these. Now only have two cash registers not 5.

Walmart has those self serves. They say it led to no layoffs. Do not mention if new hires might suffer. So does Rona. Haven't seen a Timmy's yet with one.

I love the self checkout at Walmart. They are never surly or hate their job. I also understand why they have no interest in being friendly. They are the only way I check out at Walmart plus they are faster.

 

[Saint Peter]

He already makes your car.

What's the issue with a burger?

This.

What took it so long? Robots are everywhere. That trend will not decrease.

Somebody is going to have to maintain the equipment. There will be programming jobs and other jobs related to keeping HAL on task. If you are a burger flipper or a warehouse worker, the time to tool up is now.

http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hal-9000.jpg

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

"Flippy" the hamburger flipping replacement for the fast-food kitchen worker is making its debut. Armed with cameras, sensors, and artificial intelligence to see what it's cooking it takes the burgers to the bun and "eliminates the safety hazards for kitchen workers in the fast food industry."

So that puts what about 1M of the 3.5 M fast food workers jobs at risk for automation in the next 5 years?


https://c.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_0543-800x420.jpg

It was always going to happen, but the fervent drive for an artificial minimum wage has really accelerated the pace...

Of course, some of us stated that this is exactly what would happen, but you know, we're students of the Austrian School and that makes us outdated economic illiterates because every one in the real SCIENCE of Economics knows that higher wages at the low end translates into more sales, DUH!!!, you Austrian dummies, it has, you know...



MULTIPLIERS!

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I love the self checkout at Walmart. They are never surly or hate their job. I also understand why they have no interest in being friendly. They are the only way I check out at Walmart plus they are faster.

Except when you buy booze or ammo.



But I love them since I am clearly a misanthrope...

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

But flippy won't be able to scrub the grill down at end of day. That will take a separate robot. Get an edumacation as a robotics tech.

Hs other arm will be able to.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

MacDonalds near me has these. Now only have two cash registers not 5.

Walmart has those self serves. They say it led to no layoffs. Do not mention if new hires might suffer. So does Rona. Haven't seen a Timmy's yet with one.

See? The dishonesty of those who have no real economic understanding.

Layoffs are not the equivalent of new hires and especially at Walmart, there's enough attrition that you don't have to engage in layoffs. One thing you can do is simply reduce the hours for your part-timers, but those who tend to Socialism never use those metrics...

 

[FakeNews]

McDonald’s unveils new job-killing self-service machines thanks to ‘Fight for $15’

It shouldn’t be any surprise to anyone with a slim understanding of economics that driving up costs for businesses means bad news for customers and employees alike. In terms of driving up wages by force, there were only two results that could follow. Either that business was going to have to lay off employees in order to afford their work force, or find a way to circumvent having employees in the first place.

In the case of the major fast food chain McDonald’s, they took the latter path and rolled out a shiny new line of self-service machines that allow you to order your food without the need for employees at a register. This happened after many cities forced the businesses in their cities to raise the minimum wage to $15 as a result of a nationwide protest called “Fight for $15.”

Many had predicted this coming, including former CEO of McDonald’s USA Ed Rensi. Rensi wrote a guest post at Forbes on Tuesday that essentially had one message.

“I told you so.”

http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/1...self-service-machines-thanks-to-fight-for-15/

 

[KingOrfeo]

Tell us the one about the buggy whips .... that's my favorite.

Actually, buggy whips still have . . . certain uses.

 

[LincolnDuncan]

"Flippy" the hamburger flipping replacement for the fast-food kitchen worker is making its debut. Armed with cameras, sensors, and artificial intelligence to see what it's cooking it takes the burgers to the bun and "eliminates the safety hazards for kitchen workers in the fast food industry."

So that puts what about 1M of the 3.5 M fast food workers jobs at risk for automation in the next 5 years?


https://c.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_0543-800x420.jpg

looks Mexican