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Originally Posted by B767drvr
Those fast-food workers striking for a $15 minimum wage might soon find themselves REPLACED altogether!
What's the nation going to do with all the unskilled labor out there? Is this society's problem, or an individual's problem?
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A company called Momentum Machines has built a robot that could radically change the fast-food industry and have some line cooks looking for new jobs.
The company's robot can "slice toppings like tomatoes and pickles immediately before it places the slice onto your burger, giving you the freshest burger possible." The robot is "more consistent, more sanitary, and can produce ~360 hamburgers per hour." That's one burger every 10 seconds.
The next generation of the device will offer "custom meat grinds for every single customer. Want a patty with 1/3 pork and 2/3 bison ground to order? No problem."
Momentum Machines cofounder Alexandros Vardakostas told Xconomy his "device isn’t meant to make employees more efficient. It’s meant to completely obviate them." Indeed, marketing copy on the company's site reads that their automaton "does everything employees can do, except better."
Read more: Momentum Machines Burger Robot - Business Insider
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The saddest part to me is the uneducated workers don't have a clue
about economics nor the market reaction to a "demand" to double
their wages. This also gives unscrupulous union leaders and politicians
a perfect opportunity to demagogue