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[IchigoSharingan]

That's pretty massive in the razor thin margin business that are restaurants. That's 7500 per month.

Massive compared to what?

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Massive compared to what?

well

one time payment (minus repairs)
doesn't go on vacation
works 24/7
doesn't get hurt or sent to the hospital, meaning workers comp isn't an issue
won't sue for discrimination
won't sue for wrongful termination

 

[Subpar Spatula]

Burger looks 1000% better than the general fast food place burger.

I support this fully.

 

[QuantumBro]

15%. No exceptions.

Wrong, they need oil. Didn't you learn anything from Futurama?

 

[killer rin]

I am super excited for the possibilities of the oncoming Automation Revolution. I just hope society can keep up by beginning to prepare now so we aren't caught with our pants down.

That looks delicious.

 

[HStallion]

Wrong, they need oil. Didn't you learn anything from Futurama?

They need booze!

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

That looks delicious.

Burger looks 1000% better than the general fast food place burger.

I support this fully.

wtf do you people eat on a daily basis to think that looks like a decent burger

look at that thing, the fucking meat looks like a piece of cardboard.

 

[Apt101]

The bun is burnt, that patty is likely well done, why diced onions and why so think rather than a thin slice, and a tomato slice that large is only suitable for a patty twice that size. I hope that machine is just poorly calibrated.

 

[norm9]

The bun is burnt, that patty is likely well done, why diced onions and why so think rather than a thin slice, and a tomato slice that large is only suitable for a patty twice that size. I hope that machine is just poorly calibrated.

Diced onions only work on a burger with chili.

 

[Braag]

"Can I have some ketchup on my burger?"

DISPENSING CONDIMENT

aww look at it try

The Restaurant Generalist after opening.

This picture always makes me sad

 

[Subpar Spatula]

wtf do you people eat on a daily basis to think that looks like a decent burger

look at that thing, the fucking meat looks like a piece of cardboard.

Because we know it's not a fat patty? Of course the meat isn't going to top notch but it's still many leagues above any other fast food restaurant. I can go to the butchers or a speciality meat store and buy better patties but it's weird to say that looks horrible.

What fast food restaurant is better than that? We're speaking large retail chains and not the small franchises or ma and pa stores.

Do you think that is better than a whopper or big mac?

 

[Valkyr1983]

Food service workers can barely afford the rent here, now they can't even get the most menial jobs at a burger joint?

GTFO.

What kind of attitude is this?

I'm sure some people thought the same when all kinds of automation started but luckily everyone ignores those people

The burger flippers can adapt and find other work, or not and suffer? We can't hold everyone's hands. These are adults we are talking about

Do self checkouts bother you too?

 

[andythinkpad]

I would like to buy burger from robot and live out of a van in Watch Dog 2.

 

[Luschient]

 

[norm9]

Yep. This is how it starts.

 

[IchigoSharingan]

well

one time payment (minus repairs)
doesn't go on vacation
works 24/7
doesn't get hurt or sent to the hospital, meaning workers comp isn't an issue
won't sue for discrimination
won't sue for wrongful termination

This variable is the most important one. A high initial outlay will offset savings (in this manner we're talking about not needing to pay wages to a limited number of employees) for a predetermined amount of time.

Could mean the owners are looking to recoup their losses for 4 years or 10. And that's just off the initial outlay alone. Maintenance costs would have to be incorporated as well.

Just looking at how much an owner would save against minimum wage employees is an incredibly incomplete approach, I think.

 

[tearsintherain]

i'd totally eat here day one, i for one can't wait till everything gets automated

 

[Waddle Dee]

Reading news like this makes me sad that we'll all die of old age before any of this reaches it's peak.

Spoiler

UNLESS WE FIND THE SECRET TO IMMORTALITY

 

[Razorback]

Reading news like this makes me sad that we'll all die of old age before any of this reaches it's peak.

Spoiler

UNLESS WE FIND THE SECRET TO IMMORTALITY

Are you 70? All of this will become very common in our lifetime.

 

[Kibbles]

 

[mercenar1e]

the restaurant is opening in San Francisco so even if the minimum wage never increases rent and property taxes will.. at some point automation would be needed to stay in business.

 

[Transhuman]

 

[Kieli]

always wondered how california was able to keep fast food workers and cashiers short of paying them US $20/hr or more (which some places actually did).

well, here's our answer. robot, which are much cheaper

automation is going to arrive and it's going to upset a lot of people

 

[timetokill]

I've been talking to my conservative family about this stuff and how were going to have to seriously address the fact that we won't need out even be able to support everyone in the country working, and how to support them.

That does not go over well.