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Tech and business publications routinely chat up the advantages of transitioning away from human workers and into smart machines, but it’s less often that the mainstream press emphasizes the cost saving of companies switching to robots. It’s interesting then to see a recent edition of the Los Angeles Times cite the savings to be had […] March 1st, 2020 | Category: replacing workers with smart machines | Tags: automation, Flippy, immigration, Miso Robotics, robot, robot burger flipper, technology, technology-caused unemployment |  Email This Post |  Print This Post Automation is increasingly coming to a burger joint near you. Companies like McDonald’s have already begun adding kiosks for ordering. Now we are seeing robots with moving parts like Flippy working the grill. A year ago, Greg Creed, the CEO of Yum Brands (which include Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell), opined “I do […] March 7th, 2018 | Category: replacing workers with smart machines | Tags: automation, burger joint, fast food, immigration, job displacement, restaurant, robot, robot burger flipper, technological unemployment | Email This Post | Print This Post |
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