McDonald’s Is Days From Opening Restaurant Run Entirely By Robots - NETV
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Sounds good.
The more garbagey grunt jobs are eliminated, the more people will force themselves to get better skills and contribute to society with more meaningful jobs. Doesn't matter if it's private sector or government.
What would you rather have?
50,000 lowly skilled people doing shitty jobs?
Or giving people notice that society is changing and grunt jobs are going away..... therefore, if you want to live in Canada or US or any other country getting more automated, you have to strive for something better and work more productive jobs.
I don't see automated burger joints happening anytime soon, but one good thing about them..... things will probably be made more consistent and uniform. None of that wishy washy shit where one day the burger and fries are fine. The next time it's a different cook and the burger is sloppy and the fry box is half full.
The more garbagey grunt jobs are eliminated, the more people will force themselves to get better skills and contribute to society with more meaningful jobs. Doesn't matter if it's private sector or government.
What would you rather have?
50,000 lowly skilled people doing shitty jobs?
Or giving people notice that society is changing and grunt jobs are going away..... therefore, if you want to live in Canada or US or any other country getting more automated, you have to strive for something better and work more productive jobs.
I don't see automated burger joints happening anytime soon, but one good thing about them..... things will probably be made more consistent and uniform. None of that wishy washy shit where one day the burger and fries are fine. The next time it's a different cook and the burger is sloppy and the fry box is half full.
The problem is at least doublefold: Some people just don't have the intellectual capacity for "more meaningful jobs." For those who do, who is paying for the training, further at the other end is there a guarantee of a job? What about those who are older workers?
Bots are going to be taking a lot of jobs in the future whether we like it or not. Not all of the jobs will be low end grunt jobs either, for example the big banks are already experimenting with AI financial advisors. As a society we are going to have to figure out what we are going to do with all the displaced workers because doing nothing isn't a good option. When there is a large mass of desperate unemployed people they tend to do things like turn to crime, cause riots or even plot revolutions. Some plan to transition these people into the new economy is needed unless we want to see a major uptick in civil disturbances.
How about go back to school or do night class to pick up some better skills?
I knew guys from my graduating class who did that. People probably think that any business major like myself graduates, gets a degree and just hums along throughout life no problem. Says who?
Some people I know changed careers, change of interest and suddenly some guys do night class when they're 40 to get some kind of certifications and take a different path. Bye bye business rat race. If they can do it and be willing to look back and say "fuck, what waste of time and money that was doing business", then anyone in a lower end job shouldn't have any issue getting better certified. For many, it's all new.
Problem is, a lot of people don't want to get off their ass. For people like me with good jobs, money in the bank and education, I don't really care because I can transfer to any job. Doing night class is the last thing I need to do. But for those people (and they should know who they are) who are on the fringe with low end jobs, they should be the first people trying to retrain for something better and try to move up the ladder.
I don't think it fake news...wait until it hit the mainstream media
Also look at this automation in the kitchen!
Automated chef robotic ... Is doeable
Or this automation for burgers in kitchen!
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What is the cost of the robot vs the cost of min wage employee?
How long is the payback period to recoup your initial investment of robot for McDonald to automated burger flipping!
All you have to do is do a feasibity studies the cost of a three McDonald employee inside the kitchen at $30, 000 each vs the cost of flipper the hamburger . And also do a payback on how long it take to recoup your initial investment .The robotic don't complain and they don't get vacation pay and they can work long non stop and don't complaint.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/07/m...ling-robot-from-miso-robotics-and-caliburger/
Meet Flippy, a burger-grilling robot from Miso Robotics and CaliBurger
Flipping burgers is a hot and greasy job. Slips, trips, burns and cuts are common hazards associated with the work. But global demand for burgers is tremendous. Top burger chains racked up more than $75.5 billion in annual sales in 2016. To help keep human cooks out of harm’s way while fulfilling our collective appetite for burgers, Pasadena-based Miso Robotics is rolling out a new “robotic kitchen assistant” called Flippy.
Miso Robotics CEO and co-founder David Zito said, “We focus on using AI and automation to solve the high pain points in restaurants and food prep. That’s the dull, dirty and dangerous work around the grill, the fryer, and other prep work like chopping onions. The idea is to help restaurants improve food quality and safety without requiring a major kitchen redesign.”
Miso Robotics was funded in part by the quick service restaurant, CaliBurger, which makes and sells “California style burgers,” and operates in 12 countries today. Canyon Creek Capital and individual angel investors have also contributed funding to help Miso Robotics get started.
All of Miso Robotics employees went to work in CaliBurger kitchens as grill cooks before and while working on the original design of Flippy. Getting behind the grill and cooking with and without Flippy is a regular part of Zito’s job, the CEO said. Now, CaliBurger has committed to using Flippy in 50 of its restaurants, at least, over the next two years. It has already been testing Flippy in a Pasadena restaurant, the companies said.
The Flippy robot takes the form of a relatively small, wheeled cart equipped with a 6-axis robotic arm and what Miso Robotics calls a “sensor bar.” It can be installed in front of or next to any standard grill or fryer. It takes in data from thermal sensors, 3D sensors and different cameras onboard to perceive its environment. Digital systems that send tickets from the counter back to the kitchen give Flippy its orders.
Among other functions, Flippy grabs unwrapped burger patties, moves them into position on a hot grill, keeps track of each burger’s cook-time and temperature, then alerts human cooks when it’s time to apply cheese or other toppings. Flippy plates burgers but doesn’t wrap them or add finishing touches like lettuce, tomatoes, avocado or a restaurant’s signature sauce.
Unlike other burger-making robots, including those made by Momentum Machines, Flippy is controlled by Miso Robotics’ AI software. AI and machine learning enable the robotic cook to learn to make new foods, adapting to a restaurant’s seasonal menu changes.
A range of different tools, like detachable grippers, tongs and scrapers, help Flippy to cook burgers made to order, and keep a grill operating smoothly. A pneumatic pump allows the robot to swap out its own tools. Combined with Miso Robotics’ AI, this range of tools will allow Flippy to make more than burgers over time, including chicken, bacon, grilled onions and other items that tend to be served in burger restaurants.
A burger-grilling robot called Flippy works alongside a human cook.
So, are cooks in commercial kitchens flat out of a job? If yes, that would affect some 2.3 million cooks employed, and too often underpaid, in the industry in the U.S. today. Zito acknowledges that commercial service robots like Flippy are handling more and more complex tasks than ever before, and seem poised to replace people who perform the most repetitive tasks at work.
But at the same time, the CEO said: “Tasting food and creating recipes will always be the purview of a chef. And restaurants are gathering places where we go to interact with each other. Humans will always play a very critical role in the hospitality side of the business given the social aspects of food. We just don’t know what the new roles will be yet in the industry.”
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What is the cost of the robot vs the cost of min wage employee?
How long is the payback period to recoup your initial investment of robot for McDonald to automated burger flipping!
All you have to do is do a feasibity studies the cost of a three McDonald employee inside the kitchen at $30, 000 each vs the cost of flipper the hamburger . And also do a payback on how long it take to recoup your initial investment .The robotic don't complain and they don't get vacation pay and they can work long non stop and don't complaint.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/07/m...ling-robot-from-miso-robotics-and-caliburger/
Meet Flippy, a burger-grilling robot from Miso Robotics and CaliBurger
Flipping burgers is a hot and greasy job. Slips, trips, burns and cuts are common hazards associated with the work. But global demand for burgers is tremendous. Top burger chains racked up more than $75.5 billion in annual sales in 2016. To help keep human cooks out of harm’s way while fulfilling our collective appetite for burgers, Pasadena-based Miso Robotics is rolling out a new “robotic kitchen assistant” called Flippy.
Miso Robotics CEO and co-founder David Zito said, “We focus on using AI and automation to solve the high pain points in restaurants and food prep. That’s the dull, dirty and dangerous work around the grill, the fryer, and other prep work like chopping onions. The idea is to help restaurants improve food quality and safety without requiring a major kitchen redesign.”
Miso Robotics was funded in part by the quick service restaurant, CaliBurger, which makes and sells “California style burgers,” and operates in 12 countries today. Canyon Creek Capital and individual angel investors have also contributed funding to help Miso Robotics get started.
All of Miso Robotics employees went to work in CaliBurger kitchens as grill cooks before and while working on the original design of Flippy. Getting behind the grill and cooking with and without Flippy is a regular part of Zito’s job, the CEO said. Now, CaliBurger has committed to using Flippy in 50 of its restaurants, at least, over the next two years. It has already been testing Flippy in a Pasadena restaurant, the companies said.
The Flippy robot takes the form of a relatively small, wheeled cart equipped with a 6-axis robotic arm and what Miso Robotics calls a “sensor bar.” It can be installed in front of or next to any standard grill or fryer. It takes in data from thermal sensors, 3D sensors and different cameras onboard to perceive its environment. Digital systems that send tickets from the counter back to the kitchen give Flippy its orders.
Among other functions, Flippy grabs unwrapped burger patties, moves them into position on a hot grill, keeps track of each burger’s cook-time and temperature, then alerts human cooks when it’s time to apply cheese or other toppings. Flippy plates burgers but doesn’t wrap them or add finishing touches like lettuce, tomatoes, avocado or a restaurant’s signature sauce.
Unlike other burger-making robots, including those made by Momentum Machines, Flippy is controlled by Miso Robotics’ AI software. AI and machine learning enable the robotic cook to learn to make new foods, adapting to a restaurant’s seasonal menu changes.
A range of different tools, like detachable grippers, tongs and scrapers, help Flippy to cook burgers made to order, and keep a grill operating smoothly. A pneumatic pump allows the robot to swap out its own tools. Combined with Miso Robotics’ AI, this range of tools will allow Flippy to make more than burgers over time, including chicken, bacon, grilled onions and other items that tend to be served in burger restaurants.
A burger-grilling robot called Flippy works alongside a human cook.
So, are cooks in commercial kitchens flat out of a job? If yes, that would affect some 2.3 million cooks employed, and too often underpaid, in the industry in the U.S. today. Zito acknowledges that commercial service robots like Flippy are handling more and more complex tasks than ever before, and seem poised to replace people who perform the most repetitive tasks at work.
But at the same time, the CEO said: “Tasting food and creating recipes will always be the purview of a chef. And restaurants are gathering places where we go to interact with each other. Humans will always play a very critical role in the hospitality side of the business given the social aspects of food. We just don’t know what the new roles will be yet in the industry.”
To be honest, I'm not sure why all the McDonald's cooking and order taking isn't already completely automated. All you need employees for is loading ingredients, then delivering the finished items to the customer.
Not sure why the mindset is making a robot that can flip burgers. The mindset should be making a self-cooking grill.
Not sure why the mindset is making a robot that can flip burgers. The mindset should be making a self-cooking grill.
A robot will never have the IQ of a peanut, get bored, and spit or jerk off on your hamburger.....To the rise of the machines!!!...hip hip....Hooray!!!
Sounds good... in theory. At least until the low-skilled grunts decide they aren't interested (or capable) of obtaining a higher skill set and instead decide to rise up en masse and take what you have from you.
The assumption that the masses will quietly, passively, sit by while they become obsolete is a pretty big assumption. And one that most people don't want to talk about.
But what about students and young people looking for summer jobs or part time employment to build their experience? What about newcomers to this country seeking entry level jobs to feed their families rather than go on welfare?
