The Rise Of Robots | CNBC Marathon

CNBC Marathon explores the rise of robots and how they are changing the economy.
A robot named Flippy runs the fry station at a White Castle outside of Chicago. White Castle said it plans to add 100 Flippy’s to its kitchens nationwide. Up to 82% of restaurant positions could, to some extent, be replaced by robots. Automation could save U.S. fast food restaurants over $12 billion in annual wages. And restaurants are also struggling to find workers. American restaurants are down more than 560,000 jobs or about 4.6% of its workforce from their pre-pandemic levels. So what impact will robots have on the fast food industry and the livelihood of its workers? CNBC got a behind the scenes look at restaurant robot maker Miso Robotics to find out.
SoftBank-funded Zume, formerly a robotic pizza start-up, is now making compostable packaging out of agricultural waste, creating a closed-loop system for customers. The $274.2 billion dollar sustainable packaging market is expected to grow to $413.8 billion by 2027, according to Grand View Research. Zume has re-commissioned its fleet of robots to compete in this growing industry. CNBC got a first look inside Zume’s packaging plant, and sat down with Zume Chairman and CEO Alex Garden to learn how compostable products could help solve the plastic waste problem.
Boston Dynamics has sparked the imaginations of the general public with its viral KZbin videos, but the company is now hoping to get the attention of paying customers. Initially, Boston Dynamics received a lot of its funding from the U.S. military and DARPA. Later, it was financed by big-name owners including Google, SoftBank and most recently, Hyundai. All of these companies have tried to steer the robot maker on a path to commercialization, and Boston Dynamics is finally getting there. CNBC got a rare look at Boston Dynamics’ office in Massachusetts, where the team showed off two of the robots they are working to commercialize: Spot and Stretch.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - Will Robots Replace Fast Food Workers? (Published January 2023)
11:36 - Hyped Pizza Robot Company Is Now Tackling Our Plastic Waste Problem (Published June 2021)
24:52 - How Boston Dynamics Is Building Its Robot Empire (Published October 2021)
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The Rise Of Robots | CNBC Marathon

[@harryjones5260]

when i did catering 35yrs ago, the chef would hide a couple of steaks under my breaktime fries. BET flippy cant do that kind of team building

[@dannydevito3259]

LOLLL Hahahaha

[@WhyDoThat]

So Mcdonald's can't get their ice cream machine to work but they can get a robot to work?

[@dhwang101]

Yes, The robot is a different machine, and it's not made by Taylor 🙄

[@JusticeAlways]

Ice cream machines are extremely complicated pieces of equipment. 😄🍦

[@user-sf3dw2sm3b]

Ice cream machines in general seem to be out of service a lot

[@AlexMoreno-zj7po]

THE ICE CREAM THING IS A CONSPIRACY

[@user-yv4gg7jb2f]

I bet people where just always to lazy and it was never broken.

[@acbgames1766]

The whole installation doesn't look optimized for robotic cooking. The tools like the friers are designed for humans. They should learn more from food factories rather than conventional fast food restaurants.

[@bryanpauly8519]

It’ll take a month before the machine is gummed up with grease and stops working properly lol

[@Blackjack09721]

Companies find the most innovative ways to not pay people or taxes, lol.

[@animalmother5287]

Welcome to the wasteland

[@Thatthing1234]

Capitalism

[@joeking433]

LOL! Yeah! They're greedy AF.

[@mohammadwasilliterate8037]

*They say it's struggle to find delivery people, turns out people don't like getting work delivering food to people that are likely going to rob them or steal orders etc.*

[@SIRICKO]

You would do the same if you had A company as well so what are you talking about.

[@oshonbreez58]

So, if McDonald's saves so much money on employees, then the cost of their food should decrease, as you are not tacking on the cost of salaries . The cost of robots is also declining. Can't blame the employees or robots for food costs going up. Sounds like an inflationary process coming to me.

[@BrianYYH]

Companies are never looking to save consumers money. Only increasing profits and cutting expenses.

[@tooeasyy5287]

okay but how does that improve mcdonalds bottom line?

[@vikasbamba1624]

@@BrianYYH With the decrease in jobs, the demand has massively declined. Even after stimulus, the demand has plummeted, so the companies are resorting to raise the price, to remain afloat. Always see both sides of the coin, to understand economics or anything else.

[@BrianYYH]

@@vikasbamba1624 McDonald Corporation’s stock has almost doubled in price since pre-COVID times. Last year they saw a 10% growth in sales. They’re doing just fine.

[@vikasbamba1624]

@@BrianYYH Yes, that's correct. Post corona, the big companies have got bigger and the rest of 99.99% companies have been struggling. This is a global phenomenon, now being seen in each and every part of the world. That's why the big stock indexes are rising, as they include only top 0.01 % of all of the companies, as their component stocks. And after AI, massive consolidation is being seen across sectors, globally, whereby big companies are taking over profitable mid and small companies. While the rest of mid and small companies, have no other option than to close their operations. The "pure capitalism" is at its peak. 🌻🌻. This is the purest form of capitalism, the humans have ever seen.

[@ChibiKeruchan]

4:04 this is actually what differs a "JOURNALIST" from a "VLOGGER" Notice this (he says) : The computer robot identifies the type of food and places it in the appropriate fryer. [That thing there is exaggeration making it sound like aw so revolutionaize] but if the script is done by an Engineer (Vlogger) this is how it should be : The Computer identifies the type of food by reading the QR Code on the handle bar and put it in appropriate fryer. it does it by targeting the orange color in their vision (which is the handle bar) there is no Artificial intelligence going on here. this is PURE programming.

[@blink182bfsftw]

Isn't computer vision considered AI? Recognizing a colored object counts I think

[@MarrieDibantu-ej9ok]

38:10 39:32

[@JP-jf1oc]

@@blink182bfsftw no Traditional CV is all pure programming there is now more modern CV using ML models but in this case it just using a cam as a literal scanner.

[@ltandrepants]

They don’t need brakes

[@joshieecs]

these are harsh, dangerous, underpaid, undesirable jobs and we should be celebrating their automation. we just need to make sure displaced workers are financially guaranteed through a just transition.

[@dhwang101]

Freedom bucks! Liberty $. Yang 2024.

[@DarkElysium94]

Spoiler: they aren't

[@naplzt4k]

it's shameful to purposefully put people out of work

[@beefkelaguen]

@@naplzt4k was it really shameful when horse and buggy jobs were taken away when cars took over transportation?

[@tooeasyy5287]

financially guaranteed? um shouldnt they just go get another job?

[@zeroraptor_]

To all the people hating on automation: are you going to go out and force people who don't want these jobs to work them? If the positions aren't being filled then they become automated. Yes, on the one hand it is a cost-effective solution, but there's also the argument that people simply don't want to do these kinds of jobs anymore. A century ago, society praised the rise of automation as they predicted it would allow people to work 4 days a week for a living instead of 5 days. Not everyone wants to be a workaholic.

[@anneliu3816]

Ditto. Robots are here to assist human lives. To free up our time to do other things. To save lives by taking on the dangerous tasks. To tirelessly look after humans when no one is around or available immediately. To ensure the security regardless of time.... many of us embrace the era of Robots

[@outspoken117]

@@anneliu3816 Then why are the first uses of these robots doing dangerous jobs. Seems to me they are taking warehousing, driving, manufacturing and cooking jobs. AI is taking programming and other related jobs. All that will be left is management jobs and poor addicts.

[@Burningarrow7]

​​@@outspoken117 I seriously don't know what the two idiots above you are on about.

[@workstationmark4103]

all the illegal migrants are sour

[@ToneyCrimson]

Now they just need some robots that can buy the food.

[@dzysyak]

Best comment :) So true...

[@exploringapis4495]

no mention of Tesla Optimus?

[@juanlapuente833]

Robot owners that are hoarding all the jobs should pay the taxes and social security for all those workers they are putting out of the work market

[@christopherbenitez9738]

They need to make these robots work on oil rigs not fast food

[@animalmother5287]

Oil rigs lol. There is no goofy oil juice in the ground

[@SIRICKO]

Make sense.

[@user-yn5td4kn9c]

so i guess its cheaper to keep uploading old docs

[@brina6680]

When i was younger and lived in NY there was no way you could even pay me to drive into the city. I visited a few years back and i rented a car bcs i was staying in NJ, My son was young and really wanted to see the city and visit FAO. Decided to drive, the toll was eye watering to say the least. Not to mention that DT traffic. The Public transportation system was a godsend to me. It gave me so much autonomy as a young adult. It allowed me to get jobs that I wld never have gotten in the bronx. When I became of working age I didn’t have to take out a predatory car loan in order to participate in my state’s economy. The state where we live now simply DOES NOT offer anything comparable. And I think it’s a shame.

[@Saliferous]

Exactly. They're complaining that they can't hire people. A USED 10 year old car is around 10k now. That's by their own admission, 1/2 of a years wage for a full time minimum wage worker. How can people afford to work these jobs? The companies have been avoiding taxes and we haven't been investing in our future. Also... they're like "it's cheaper".... yeah, sure it is. Notice how they say it's "software as a service" that they're offering. Betting it's not going to be cheap for long. They can change their prices at any time. Once they've got market share, the robots will be MORE expensive.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

I hear that SpaceX is going to start launching trash into the Sun as a business... Starship as a garbage scow? ;-P

[@ropro9817]

Lol, how is Jim Cramer wrong so often over so many years and still on the air? 🤣

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

A.I., robots, and drones? One word: Slaughterbots... ;-P

[@moose1485]

Fast food jobs should be mostly for teenagers who live with their parent. If I had zero bills, $12 an hour is not so bad.

[@dannydaw59]

How would you get a fast food meal at lunch during the school week? The teens can't work then.

[@moose1485]

When I managed my restaurant I balanced the schedule. Not like the entire business is run by teenagers, so use some reason here. My staff showed up at 3PM during weekdays and varied times over the weekends. Pre pandemic I had a bunch of teenagers who worked for me, especially the Summer. @@dannydaw59

[@user-lt5no1xt1z]

​@@dannydaw59college student

[@dannydaw59]

They have classes during the day too.

[@user-lt5no1xt1z]

@@dannydaw59 well not all of them.. but I do get your point

[@jeffg4686]

"the robot's computer vision identifies the type of food" => JUNK FOOD

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Robots will be everything humans never were but could be. Its like making an advanced version of "humans". They will do so much good for everyone.

[@jasonlow1049]

The company Zume closed operations in June of this year. Info should be updated to reflect this

[@wyckedsyndicate]

i was going to sawy how the hell are they charging 3500 a month for servicing and stating they're saving 900 a month for the role of a fry cook

[@anderbeau]

I feel like most of it will be replaced by robots. AI can take your order and tell the robots to make the order. You only need 1 person to actually take the payment and hand the customer the order. Watch, it won't be long until robots will be manufacturing Teslas.

[@outspoken117]

Why do you need a person? Cash is to be done away with soon, replaced with digital credits.

[@Gmcmil720science]

@Outspoken117 I think so people have a human connection and people don't freak out and boycott the restaurant or business. Honestly i welcome this if the government will implement UBI.

[@ltandrepants]

Why not have blue tooth-enabled digital meters?

[@MisterJohnson303]

It's a brutal world for the working men and women. People are going to do their best change how we do things for the better.

[@Bigredxcf]

Who's gonna buy sliders if all jobs get replaced by robots

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

What happens when I get my Star Trek food replicator into production? ;-P

[@harryjones5260]

SURELY 3,500 A MONTH is MORE expensive than a human

[@jlrguy2702]

Not when you add up that the restaurant is open 24/7 and that's actually 3 persons jobs @ 6k per month, take out 1 hour of breaks and it's way more cost-effective. Makes me laugh when it says it will allow the other servers more time to talk to the customers, no it doesn't if you have that time your job is redundant, you're not being paid to stop and talk to customers.

[@JayTalksinjury]

He wanted to say , " Flippy doesn't have Blue Hair and drive alone in a car with a Mask on " 😂.

[@georgejohnson6351]

I just want one of those yellow quadruped robots to use as my horse 🐎

[@blackhorseteck8381]

Is this 1 re-upload? I have seen the White Castle part before.

[@cashbonanza963]

Better title: Rise of the machines

[@Eric-lx8hp]

I cant eait for robots to chew the food for me so i can just sit back and gulp down the regurgitation

[@SoLow6x]

Flippy doesn't call in sick. Flippy doesn't have a family to feed or valuable job skills to learn so they can later contribute to society. Flippy doesn't ask for a raise. Flippy doesn't care about customer complaints.

[@workstationmark4103]

Flippy does not take up hospital beds,cause traffic jams,use up affordable housing and does not need maternity leave

[@bobito2390]

...will the I.T. technicians providing maintenance and troubleshooting be underpaid too?

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Absolutely.

[@rileyogilvie8610]

I don't understand the need for vision system on the fryer robot. Robots remember where they put things and PLC's can use timers and other logic to track what is cooking and for how long.

[@TonyEllen990]

36:15 Narrator, talking about robot dog: "...and even remind people to maintain social distance amid the pandemic." Random Jogging Asian Dude, looking at robot dog: "My life is in danger. I must think fast!"

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

But, how fast does the robot respond when the front yells, "RUSH!"?

[@tubalord3693]

Push a button that says rush. Remember, these aren’t humans you don’t need to give them instructions just turn something on or off to have them act differently

[@Saliferous]

they're like "it's cheaper".... yeah, sure it is. Notice how they say it's "software as a service" that they're offering. Betting it's not going to be cheap for long. They can change their prices at any time. Once they've got market share, the robots will be MORE expensive. Also, it's 20k per year.... how often do they break down? and they charge what? 10k per year. (now, betting that's a "get 'em hooked fee" it'll jump 200% plus in less than a decade... mark my words) Imagine those mcdonalds ice cream machines..... but for everything on the menu.

[@wholeness]

Can it put love in the food like grandma though? 🤔

[@go_offurself8748]

I hope they take all jobs

[@J.Shabazz]

STOP HOLDING BACK; GIVE US THE FUTURE, WE CAN TAKE IT!!!

[@Smojero]

Boston dynamics robots will be used as robot soldiers for sure

[@KP-xi4bj]

The real question is, do you want your food cooked by robots? Not me!

[@JoseOrtiz-zx8sf]

I can't wait for robots to make consistent fries at McDonald's :).

[@bethisway]

bahahah 7.8 million on SALARIES?! lmaooooo

[@andrewchristiansen8311]

23:25 LOL You just outted him poisoning people with his PFAS compostable crap?! hahahhaa

[@SamsungA-lj1zo]

That robot's making a pizza! We're all doomed.

[@brennanshrider65]

Doesn't call in sick? What if it breaks down every couple months? McDonald's can't even hold down an ice cream machine.

[@geraldedwards5762]

Better have your Sword of Damocles ready...

[@morenofranco9235]

The argument about the cost of packaging has to be the most short-sighted. Cheap packaging is what is killing the Planet - with trash pollution and un-recyclability. Packaging SHOULD COST MORE - so that some of its cost goes towards making recyclable packaging materials, cleaning up and recycling.

[@BrianThomas]

@ 4:50 time marker in the video. On the left side, it mentions that the average restaurant worker in the U.S. was paid $12.07 per hour in 2022, with a reference to 11.7 million restaurant workers. On the right side, it shows the cost associated with a robot in the kitchen: $3,500 a month with a $10,000 installation fee. Let's break down these numbers for a single restaurant: Human Worker: Hourly rate: $12.07 Assuming a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week, the weekly cost is $12.07 x 40 = $482.80. Monthly, assuming 4 weeks, this would be $482.80 x 4 = $1,931.20. Annually, the cost is $1,931.20 x 12 = $23,174.40. Robot: Monthly cost: $3,500 Installation fee: $10,000 (one-time cost) Annually, excluding the installation fee, the cost is $3,500 x 12 = $42,000. Including the installation fee in the first year, the total is $42,000 + $10,000 = $52,000. Now, to compare the two, let's consider a few things: The robot's installation fee is a one-time cost, while the human worker's salary is ongoing. Over time, the cost of the robot may amortize and become more economical if it's durable and requires minimal maintenance. The human worker's cost could increase with raises, benefits, and other employment costs. Robots can work continuously without breaks, holidays, or sick days, which could increase productivity. The quality of work, customer satisfaction, and the type of tasks performed may differ greatly between human workers and robots. This is a qualitative aspect that may influence the decision beyond mere cost-effectiveness. With the information given, if a restaurant's primary concern is cost and if the robot can perform the required tasks with minimal downtime, then over a longer period, the robot may be more cost-effective. However, this does not account for other factors that influence such a decision, including the impact on customer experience, the quality of work, and potential maintenance costs for the robot.

[@patgnz3690]

Ok well they better start sending that universal basic income then, I’m waiting!😎💰

[@MminaMaclang]

I was listening to this Marathon while doing chores, wasn't looking at the screen, and was wondering why the video conferencing software Zoom was making pizza packaging more sustainable? Hahahaha!

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

Every robot is a person being put out of work. Economically speaking, the 50's were America's greatest time because before computers and robots and imports and outsourcing so many people needed to be employed and they all got a piece. Now everything is automated and outsourced and the executives get it all.

[@penguiburst]

yeah but like isn't that the governments job to redistribute the wealth from the robots to the population fairly, the robots themselves are great no?

[@_ShaDynasty]

do you want to flip burgers?

[@AlexMoreno-zj7po]

no

[@nneoma_nu]

Some people’s work is making the robots. Job creation

[@softwaremediaguru]

I have a question, are we living in a cyberpunk era? You know... Dystopian future?

[@uaateacher]

Very nice. The portion size could be bigger with the savings from less employees...

[@jgarfield]

Or exactly the same while companies pocket the savings.

[@barriewright2857]

But the portion sizes won't be bigger. Same portion sizes more money. And then there is the social cost of over feeding people.

[@bmunson4920]

So there is economic justification to spending six figures to replace a single minimum wage worker in a fast food environment?

[@EmptyBowls]

This is all great until you start thinking about how copyrights, patents, and trade agreements start to affect the availability of the machines and parts for them. Let's also think about the subscriptions that the creators are charging for allowing a business to keep and provide maintenance for them. Eventually, a company is going to use their monopoly to their advantage to charge outrageous prices to subscribe to their product. We also have to think about how this will affect the repairability of such products with respect to the principles of Right To Repair.

[@sumits.parale8735]

That's right 😅.. to maintain this robots are very costly.

[@barriewright2857]

That sounds like a big problem in the future.

[@ethanhummel99]

Isn’t that the cost of doing business though????

[@Hanharrftw]

You just described what a business expense is as if it's something new.

[@Megadebt]

Yup and does that subscription cover maintenance/repair fees or is that separate when it inevitably breaks down.

[@geekimusprime]

Where is Tesla Optimus?

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Will you cry when your robot dog "Spot" gets run over by an autonomous driving delivery truck? ;-P

[@joanofark06]

Lol...

[@ramakrishna5480]

I think if all food industry adopts robots and can bring down the food costs a lot , that will benefit whole lot people than the no of people working in only food industry

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

"bring down the food costs a lot"... don't make me laugh. Lower costs mean higher profits, not lower prices. If, you think it lowers prices, you're incredibly naive, or a fool...

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Restaurant jobs are hard to fill because they don't pay a "living wage". It is that simple. Waitstaff don't even fall under minimum wage law because of tips. The hourly rate is $2.18/hr. Anyone who says that automation is not intended to replace human workers is lying to you. Just ask all those welders at the auto plants about all the robots they maintain in their "re-trained" jobs now... :-P

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

R&D companies/inventors are notoriously bad marketers/business people. Look at Nikola Tesla. The combination of Woz as the tech guy, and Jobs as the marketing guy was the perfect team to start Apple...

[@txryder79]

"living wages" for low skill jobs has had a highly predictable outcome.

[@btcfromokc]

8:35 These minimum wage jobs lookin about as attractive as this lady speaking on the issue 😂

[@anydaynow01]

Best part of the industrial composting is that RNG is made and captured as a byproduct by some companies now which is carbon neutral to negative and can be used to get heavy transport like long range big rig tractor trailer trucks and locomotives off fossil fuels.

[@reboundmultimedia]

Zume literally closed down LMAO

[@benverhaag8191]

Soon we will be able te say, we mastered the ability to be mastered by the ability of our robots.

[@medicmandown8336]

Can't wait for the day robot's can shop, cook, clean your home

[@B_Machine]

36:34 what handheld is that? Edit: 37:11 is a better shot of it.

[@robertskitch]

Looks like a JXD S192.

[@DavidThomas-fb8bq]

I just read that fast food restaurants are closing. So what happens next?

[@gse3862]

We have the tech to make robots cook our food, but we keep eating unhealthy fast food and getting sick. No wonder why robots will rule the world someday.

[@bhramdos4570]

this is a repost... saw this video months ago and now it is 7dyas old.

[@edwinlwe]

Yeah this problem only arise if you really narrow your sight setting a limitation on the subject of robot replacing jobs, that causes lesser jobs for serving food. But if you widen your view, more robots being used actually creates more jobs, just not serving food but maintenance agents to make sure these robots deliver its performances accordingly.

[@adamkares7549]

I always go there too. It is not a problem that a Human doesn't have to do dirty, dangerous work. We will need an army of techs to take care of all this stuff.

[@blink182bfsftw]

True, but you need much fewer maintainance workers than food workers. Robots wouldn't be bought if it wasn't financially efficient i.e. Money flows less to workers, more towards the top/owners

[@startup_infinity6997]

Bro dont think that much wide because the day will also come that robot will actually learn to make robot as well as to maintain itself 😂😂 at that time you will see yourself what will happen

[@SWLinPHX]

Could you buy "Spot" just as a pet to have around the house?

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

But, when it gets run over by an autonomous driving delivery truck, you'll cry... ;-P

[@SWLinPHX]

@@igorschmidlapp6987 LOL, probably!

[@jeffderice753]

I really missed horse coachmen riding people all around the country, too bad the automobile ruined their ability for further employment. "Said no one ever."

[@DarkPesco]

Businesses are upset workers demand to be paid what they are worth so they replace humans with robots in their workforce. Why stop there? Replace the human customers, too? Take the dehumanization all the way!

[@elarboldebuda]

Hats off you!

[@DanJanMaz]

Didn't hear them say anything about maintenance and repair downtime

[@KingBravo-lo3vc]

So, who repairs and operates the machine. Who programs it. How long does it take a skilled worker to clean the machine?

[@air7tv]

And I'm sure they still want you to tip the robot 😂

[@foggythomas7686]

What’s the function of that yellow robot? just walking around😂

[@svetlinkarachorov4208]

Tesla bot where in video? I mean it is gonna do all of these things combined...

[@x2ul725]

Great Video. So you pay programmers/techs and bankers 10 000 hours to work on and design then pass around something that can do 10 000 hours of human work, that is before you tear it apart and take out the grease, dirt and re build it and sell it as recycled robot garbage. This is great more money for everyone. All so we can be lazy and stay alive longer. Not a bad deal...

[@toado696]

8:26 isn't she putting the buns on raw burger side up or am I just not seeing it right

[@liowyew]

Do robots give the correct quantity of ingredients used in cooking?

[@mihaiserbanescu8676]

When the robot malfunctions, your business has to stop because you can't get behind the glass. Now you have more people staying at home, not being paid because your flippy is broken, or has no power, etc👍🏻. 85% of employees could be replaced by a flippy, 85% of people would be unemployed.

[@dannydaw59]

If Flippy malfunctions can the humans take over quick?

[@danielcat5831]

I wonder if you could just use waste heat or stored heat to break down all our waste. The exhaust would have to be captured or cooled.

[@vonb2792]

Flippy 2 can actually be cheaper.. since it doesn't need tips, doesnt need insurance or benefits, or wage increase. If you do 12.5$ per hour at 40 hours a week multiplied by 4 week by 12 months = 2500$... just 1000$ difference but you save on taxes,benefits,calling sick,tips etc.

[@henrikbergman4055]

And if the place is open more than 8 hours per day, then Flippy 2 can substitute more than one worker.

[@peteredimo9420]

but now add the fact that it use électricity , and maintenance cost for the robot and when the robot has issues and it is expensive to repair them. There are also cost exploiting robots that are often ignored

[@vonb2792]

@@peteredimo9420 true but they déductible fiscally.. électricity might be expensive but in some area it is not (Canada etc). About the repair you right but you can the tech when its broke, at 500$ a pièce you can call 80 Times before you Bust a worker wage. Also, technology Will improve so robots should last longer.

[@shadowslayer9988]

​@@peteredimo9420Yet it still saves more money for businesses and companies otherwise they would not be buying them 😮

[@Treebronx]

If you make a robot that looks like a human it could do all the tasks a human can do with one design

[@consulargeneral8136]

No

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

I just want my sexbot... ;-P

[@djlovetap2141]

More robots than fish in the ocean cleaning it by 2050 hopefully 😆

[@ObiWanCannabi]

the fix to floating plastic shoulld be simple and clear, make it so it doesnt float...it will get lost in the layers of sediment and get locked back up carbon wise

[@Snookyboo]

7:28 this was never meant to be someone’s lifelong career. And why do people think young people want to work in these places anyways with the hostile work environments with Managers, who seem to always let the power get to their head. And on top of that it became a status symbol, so what do people really think is going to happen?

[@psilocybemusashi]

if a restaurant has overflowing sewage that restaurant should be shut down by the health department. unbelievable. these people cannot be serious. and yes i am a plumbing engineer.

[@naplzt4k]

imagine thinking it's ok to replace people with machines 🙈

[@RoboGrump]

Oh competition is not only coming it will smoke you , its comes at a heafty price of destroying a human career family and friendships and maybe other things to come that might be disasteous for those who designed the end product based on human reflexes they just dont know yet whats coming

[@gian19791]

So even a college degree higher education wont stop AI and robots

[@jonanddy]

ok

[@RoboGrump]

@@jonanddy 🪟 treatment

[@jonanddy]

@@RoboGrump window treatment?

[@RoboGrump]

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[@darrenstarr1167]

Robots are not that difficult to design and develop. Making a robot capable of cooking burgers and self-cleaning is surprisingly easy and could be quite cheap. The issue is that the people who are capable of doing it are difficult to match up with the companies who need the robots. A lunch today, we were discussing immigrant workers who pick strawberries and I was a bit surprised that there weren't harvesting machines to handle the task. People mentioned that it probably would be difficult due to the delicacy of strawberries and it took me approximately 30 seconds on the back of a napkin to draw a machine capable of navigating farm fields, manipulate strawberry bushes, carefully grip the strawberries and clip them close to the berry on the stem. To make it a practical machine, I could probably go from napkin to proof of concept for under $5000 (plus time+labor) in a few weeks. Then the robot can be handed off to a company for polishing the design and moving into production. A single machine could easily work 20+ hours a day and pick strawberries nearly as quickly as a human and with a little effort, a single machine could pick twice as fast by picking on both sides of the row. The way to make these robots happen is to build a website for competitions. Make something like an x-prize. If a fast food restaurant wants these robots, they should offer a first/second/third place prize for people who post the most practical design concept as a paper-napkin drawing. Then, they should provide a budget for proof of concept based on the complexity of the design. Once that happens, they should pilot all three and then go all-in on one of them. Some time ago, I thought it would be fun to design a full, high-volume fast-food restaurant that could operate with a single employee. That means the restaurant should handle the entire food processing chain including cleaning without the assistance of a human. What I came up with was that regularly a truck would deliver a cartridge containing food and cold storage using a self-driving truck that would drop off a cartridge and pick up another cartridge. The food preparation machines would be designed to employ conveyor belts and be easily inserted and removed by robot from another side of the restaurant. So, if something malfunctions, a truck would swap those modules. This is also useful if the machines need additional cleaning attention since things go wrong sometimes. Overall, the entire restaurant would be modular and upgradable through normal operational procedures. The design isn't difficult, it can actually be done quite inexpensively and the people needed who can service and repair the machines can be centrally located at a factory. Realistically, the entire design should be under a million dollars for a full restaurant and the cost of operation should be far less than employing the people who would be replaced. Of course, the design will die on my napkins, in my head and on my cad program because beyond concept, I'm not particularly interested in giving up my career to make these and frankly, there's no practical way for me to share it with a fast food chain who could profit from it. Though, if there was a website where I could upload my concept and possibly win a few thousand bucks, I'd do it.

[@johnwinter7597]

Replace all the UAW workers with them