Remarkableriots Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 How robots are helping address the fast-food labor shortage WWW.CNBC.COM Struggling to find workers and eager to relieve staff from boring, repetitive tasks, fast-food restaurant chains are adding robots to their... Quote Up to 82% of restaurant positions could, to some extent, be replaced by robots, according to a forecast by restaurant consultancy Aaron Allen & Associates. Automation could save U.S. fast-food restaurants more than $12 billion in annual wages, the group said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Bonus: with all that greasey food, the robots are self lubricating! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 "Struggling to find workers willing to work for slave wages, fast-food restaurants are turning to a new solution: slave robot labour." 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: "Struggling to find workers willing to work for slave wages, fast-food restaurants are turning to a new solution: slave robot labour." You could say the same thing about a lot of manual labor work like warehouse , construction, agriculture, truck driving etc. Get injured and they toss you out like trash. Even teaching has been having a shortage of labor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Teaching has its own issues and automation isn’t one of them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Just now, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Teaching has its own issues and automation isn’t one of them Teaching has the same issue as healthcare: incredibly high-stress work environment where many of your "customers" (parents/patients) are hostile, and where you are not getting paid remotely near what you should. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Teaching has its own issues and automation isn’t one of them Watch out - ChatGPT will be teaching our kiddos in a matter of years most likely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Teaching has its own issues and automation isn’t one of them I just had a grim dark thought. Imagine the cloning facilities of Kamino but instead of a chad clone army it's make teachers or workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Robot Bar | Barney Bar and Barney Barista WWW.BARNEY-BAR.COM Barney Bar serves cocktails, mocktails, softdrinks and beer while Barney Barista serves coffee and softdrinks. The robot bars are designed and manufactured by F&P Robotics and... Would you leave a tip at a bar/restaurant like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 I went to a bar that was staffed by robots -- they charged me a 10%... NYPOST.COM A robot-operated bar in Las Vegas pushed back on a viral TikTok video complaining about an automatic 10% service charge added to the bill. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: "Struggling to find workers willing to work for slave wages, fast-food restaurants are turning to a new solution: slave robot labour." Incidentally, "slave robot" is in some sense redundant, because the word comes from "robota" which referred to unpaid forced labor. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, legend said: Incidentally, "slave robot" is in some sense redundant, because the word comes from "robota" which referred to unpaid forced labor. 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: "Struggling to find workers willing to work for slave wages, fast-food restaurants are turning to a new solution: slave robot labour." One day those slave labor robots are going to revolt. I just hope to god I'm not in the middle of ordering a double cheeseburger when it happens.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said: One day those slave labor robots are going to revolt. I just hope to god I'm not in the middle of ordering a double cheeseburger when it happens.... No cheese for you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 15 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said: One day those slave labor robots are going to revolt. I just hope to god I'm not in the middle of ordering a double cheeseburger when it happens.... You deserve it for leaving zero tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I'm in the process of bringing more automated tasks to our theaters and take some of the effectively IT tasks off the plate of the cinema managers. I've found that the generation that grew up with smartphones as their primary computing device are far less capable when it comes to more traditional computer interfaces, so it is particularly inefficient to task them with handling this stuff. I also like the idea that I can remote in to any of our sites and make changes that I'd like to see if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I'm in the process of bringing more automated tasks to our theaters and take some of the effectively IT tasks off the plate of the cinema managers. I've found that the generation that grew up with smartphones as their primary computing device are far less capable when it comes to more traditional computer interfaces, so it is particularly inefficient to task them with handling this stuff. I also like the idea that I can remote in to any of our sites and make changes that I'd like to see if need be. Yeah, kids aren’t nerds with computers like my generation was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Just now, Uaarkson said: Yeah, kids aren’t nerds with computers like my generation was! It kinda makes me sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I couldn’t even begin to do IT or programming, but god dammit I was building desktop towers and designing levels for Jedi Knight in the 5th grade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, sblfilms said: I've found that the generation that grew up with smartphones as their primary computing device are far less capable when it comes to more traditional computer interfaces, so it is particularly inefficient to task them with handling this stuff.\ I wonder about the whole "this generation is bad with computers" phenomenon, given the number of people my age (42) who cannot find anything on their work PC if it's not on their desktop and if they accidentally close one of their ten trillion Chrome tabs, they don't know how to get it back. I suspect a lot of it is sampling and confirmation bias, but... I really have no idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 36 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: I wonder about the whole "this generation is bad with computers" phenomenon, given the number of people my age (42) who cannot find anything on their work PC if it's not on their desktop and if they accidentally close one of their ten trillion Chrome tabs, they don't know how to get it back. I suspect a lot of it is sampling and confirmation bias, but... I really have no idea! I think it is moreso the paradigm with which you grew up using technology shifts over time. Like, most 3 year olds can use smartphones more intuitively than a 50 year old. Think even about the difference between a web browser on a PC vs the mobile counterparts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 How long until that one lonely person left to make sure thing are operating smoothly. Gets there junk burnt/caught/cutoff because they had nothing else to do at “work”? also @sblfilmswhat kinda automation do your theatres run on? We had CineQ which had 3 different show options (A/B/C) and could be showtime updated from our manager offices or manually. Before managers disabled all theatre masking to be open matte We would update the formats for each show for the week, and would open and close with foils read on our 35mm films(later digital drop for the digital theatres) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 4 hours ago, sblfilms said: It kinda makes me sad I'm cool with it because it means I will always have a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 13 hours ago, sblfilms said: I think it is moreso the paradigm with which you grew up using technology shifts over time. Like, most 3 year olds can use smartphones more intuitively than a 50 year old. Think even about the difference between a web browser on a PC vs the mobile counterparts. iPad generation vs desktops. I remember having to figure out how to open some Mario educational game on windows 3.1 or MS-Dos or whatever while my daughter has her reading and math apps easily accessible on her iPad, just has to find the right icon. and based on my wife’s telling at a CS magnet high school as a teacher, the younger folks even there are 50/50 in terms of computer literacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Why stop there. We have to make robots to eat the burgers too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, unogueen said: Why stop there. We have to make robots to eat the burgers too. What kind do you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 The ones that look like traffic lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, unogueen said: The ones that look like traffic lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Kids today don't have to figure out how to make computers work so of course they seem less inherently capable. You don't pop out knowing how to google, we have to teach them and just like teaching anything else it often has to be intentional and it takes a while to stick. It's not a "kids out of touch" situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Ya know the end result of capitalism is that every single job is automated or shipped overseas and we are forced to transition into the world’s largest welfare state to maintain our quality of life or just wither away into some kind of Western India but either way it’s not sustainable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I don't think anyone really has a plan, a long term one anyways. That or everyone's an eco-fash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 13 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: Ya know the end result of capitalism is that every single job is automated or shipped overseas and we are forced to transition into the world’s largest welfare state to maintain our quality of life or just wither away into some kind of Western India but either way it’s not sustainable Isn't that the idea behind communism though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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